Comments on: What’s the deal with England http://www.berger-family.org/2006/07/03/whats-the-deal-with-england/ Joubert Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joomla http://www.berger-family.org/2006/07/03/whats-the-deal-with-england/comment-page-1/#comment-21 joomla Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:02:48 +0000 http://www.berger-family.org/?p=11#comment-21 Hey man BTW, pretty cool story. ;) Hey man

BTW, pretty cool story.
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]]> By: Asher http://www.berger-family.org/2006/07/03/whats-the-deal-with-england/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Asher Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:46:04 +0000 http://www.berger-family.org/?p=11#comment-12 BTW, the same question can be asked about Spain. They exit every WC at about the same stage. Thet pass the ball, they hold possession, they look ok (not great, just ok), they build expectations, they're not getting close enough to the goal, and then they go home. BTW, the same question can be asked about Spain. They exit every WC at about the same stage. Thet pass the ball, they hold possession, they look ok (not great, just ok), they build expectations, they’re not getting close enough to the goal, and then they go home.

]]> By: Asher http://www.berger-family.org/2006/07/03/whats-the-deal-with-england/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Asher Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:47:02 +0000 http://www.berger-family.org/?p=11#comment-11 A bunch of cicies, that's what's wrong with them. They had so many chances during the game. Yes, I do think that Erikson is the wrong coach. They need Scolari - somebody with a killer instinct. I also agree with you about the Stevie-G/Lampard question. Both were not effective enough. The other question to ask is if these two are so good at their teams only because they're surrounded by international stars, rather than Englishmen. And why is Bekham on the team, only for the set pieces? Because otherwise he does nothing. A waste of a player. And after all said and done, two larger questions remain: 1. Why do they have the same type of show in every tournament? Why do we always expect so much of them and they never deliver? I think it has to do something with the basic English character, rather than this team or that team. Which brings me to... 2. Why do they ***ALWAYS*** lose in PK's? Just before the PK's started I said to my partner at the table "England is losing this one because they're too emotional....the Portugese are tough mentally...." I know because I'm half English. Did you see Bekham cry on the bench after his injury? That's what the trouble is. In their minds they already lost. I sat in a bar full of English people. In the first half they all "explained" why Tim Henman lost to Federer in Wimbldon. They were already preparing mentally for another dissapointment. In the 2nd half they were mourning Roony's ejection and Bekham injury, rather than look at the so many missed opportunities. It never should have come to PK's. It's ironic that this was England's best game in the WC and they lost it. A bunch of cicies, that’s what’s wrong with them. They had so many chances during the game. Yes, I do think that Erikson is the wrong coach. They need Scolari – somebody with a killer instinct. I also agree with you about the Stevie-G/Lampard question. Both were not effective enough. The other question to ask is if these two are so good at their teams only because they’re surrounded by international stars, rather than Englishmen. And why is Bekham on the team, only for the set pieces? Because otherwise he does nothing. A waste of a player. And after all said and done, two larger questions remain:
1. Why do they have the same type of show in every tournament? Why do we always expect so much of them and they never deliver? I think it has to do something with the basic English character, rather than this team or that team. Which brings me to…
2. Why do they ***ALWAYS*** lose in PK’s? Just before the PK’s started I said to my partner at the table “England is losing this one because they’re too emotional….the Portugese are tough mentally….” I know because I’m half English. Did you see Bekham cry on the bench after his injury? That’s what the trouble is. In their minds they already lost.
I sat in a bar full of English people. In the first half they all “explained” why Tim Henman lost to Federer in Wimbldon. They were already preparing mentally for another dissapointment. In the 2nd half they were mourning Roony’s ejection and Bekham injury, rather than look at the so many missed opportunities. It never should have come to PK’s. It’s ironic that this was England’s best game in the WC and they lost it.

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