Certainly, it was one of the worst games of football I ever seen and by any means extremely disappointing from a team that seemed to canter through the qualifications.
If we neglect the tactical deficiencies and the anonymous Wayne Rooney, ( I shall leave those to the back pages of the newspapers). I would love to know what the players were thinking and really whether a coup is feasible in such a context, particularly the England camp?
If you think back to history, the teams most notorious for fighting were the Dutch (a cliché in itself). Cameroon also have a recent history of bickering when they heard that they weren't being paid by their own FA.
I think it is fair to say that we can we contrast the England's situation to that of the French. It appears that the French are looking to recreate the storming of the Bastille all over again and the press, fans and players all seem delighted by the departure of Raymond Domenech (as they should).
England on the other hand, it is different. There has always been an opinion that 'we are better than everyone' and 'if we all run around quickly and work hard then we shall win.' (something iterated by Frank Lampard today) It is certainly something you would have never seen under Sir Bobby. Sven was far too polite and diplomatic, Steve McClaren was in awe of his stars. Has English football's transition and adoption of a continental style football changed the mindset? Are players now more assertive and reluctant to leave everything to the Gaffer? John Terry certainly has form in the Chelsea dressing room and against Fabio in a previous encounter. The one thing that makes me think certainly otherwise is the excuses from previous squads: under Eriksson it was to lax and now Capello is too firm? Surely, this generation of footballers need not worry about the trivialities of how their manager is emotionally. One thing is more true from past campaigns, players use the media as intensely to purport the individual team and player's message.
Don't expect this story to fizzle out yet. Fabio certainly won't flop like Big Phil did.
If we neglect the tactical deficiencies and the anonymous Wayne Rooney, ( I shall leave those to the back pages of the newspapers). I would love to know what the players were thinking and really whether a coup is feasible in such a context, particularly the England camp?
If you think back to history, the teams most notorious for fighting were the Dutch (a cliché in itself). Cameroon also have a recent history of bickering when they heard that they weren't being paid by their own FA.
I think it is fair to say that we can we contrast the England's situation to that of the French. It appears that the French are looking to recreate the storming of the Bastille all over again and the press, fans and players all seem delighted by the departure of Raymond Domenech (as they should).
England on the other hand, it is different. There has always been an opinion that 'we are better than everyone' and 'if we all run around quickly and work hard then we shall win.' (something iterated by Frank Lampard today) It is certainly something you would have never seen under Sir Bobby. Sven was far too polite and diplomatic, Steve McClaren was in awe of his stars. Has English football's transition and adoption of a continental style football changed the mindset? Are players now more assertive and reluctant to leave everything to the Gaffer? John Terry certainly has form in the Chelsea dressing room and against Fabio in a previous encounter. The one thing that makes me think certainly otherwise is the excuses from previous squads: under Eriksson it was to lax and now Capello is too firm? Surely, this generation of footballers need not worry about the trivialities of how their manager is emotionally. One thing is more true from past campaigns, players use the media as intensely to purport the individual team and player's message.
Don't expect this story to fizzle out yet. Fabio certainly won't flop like Big Phil did.
