An Englishman here, with a Peruvian mother, who grew up spending my summers in the dusty backstreets of relative's neighborhoods in Peru kicking a ball around with cousins and friends, then coming back to play school football during long English winters. In my mind even as a kid I could see the problems with our game were all too obvious. Playing on large grass/muddy pitches, focused on pumping it up to the goal and scaring kids away from keeping the ball. In South America the climate and nature of the small spaces we played on made you never want to release the ball and you learned to master it and gain more skill. Smaller sided games and lots of footwork practice is the best way to improve the technical ability of future English teams
I am Italian and played Sunday League football in London for few years. What I noticed is how good my English friends were phisically and technically but how little knowledge they had of the basic tactics. I think the lack of tactics awareness is something Lampard brought up in one of his interviews.
Alf Ramsey is the only England manager thus far to win a major tournament with the national side. Even he was torn apart by the sports media by the early 1970s. England's football culture has never got over its haughty attitude to the international game stemming from the early 20th century.
The Graham taylor era looks like an episode of Phoenix nights or the Mike Bassett England manager movie😂Who's filming them that close? 6 min 22 sec in is comedy gold
Graham Taylor with England reminded me of Dave Sexton at Manchester United, Lovely man, excellent coach. But they lacked the ability to deal with the press and the sometimes savage media. While The Doc and Fergie had no problem with handling the media, Dave struggled and so did Graham.
The most evident indicator of why England haven't won a major title despite coming close is the sheer lack of English managers who have won major top honours in the past 30 years. No English Manager has won the EPL and in Europe I believe only Bobby Robson has won a European trophy in 1997, UEFA Cup I think, in last 40 years. So what this points to is that our game is tactically inept. All other traditional top European and South American countries produce coaches that win top honours. They also learn their trade overseas as coaches before coaching in England in EPL. How it transposes on the pitch is England's tactics are often obvious, we don't game manage, we don't move the ball quick when we need to, slow it down when we need to. England players are good enough, overhyped a little but English players are playing abroad more and proving themselves capable of starting places in too teams that win major honours. So I don't see the issue there. I see it as a coaching culture headache and it's grass routes to the very top, we don't create good enough coaches, managers.
@paulhynes170 fair point stand corrected but surely you'd agree that's a very low return for English managers winning major honours and I would stand by the point that something is very wrong with how we approaching coaching and tactical management in England
What a absolute gent you was Graham Taylor ❤ if there was a bus coming and you was walking you 3 are the only people I'd shout take care 😂 RIP GRAHAM TAYLOR
Imagine looking at this video in July 2024. England lead by Southgate who had a squad any country would be envious about. Ok, Spain deserved their win last week (and now Southgate's gone)... but a world cup semi and two European championship finals.... It's not looking to bad.
In fairness to the FA it's clear they have succeeded with a lot of the issues brought up in this documentary. With the media the situation has dramatically improved, say what you want about the online critics it's atleast all football related now, no ones going for Gareth's personal life. With the Players things have completely reversed. The decline in English Talent has been arrested, now we have perhaps the worlds best squad. Every year some new English wonderkids emerge & they're holding spots in the Premier league. So the FA have solved the youth development issue. I hate to say it but I do genuinely think the manager is the final obstacle. All credit to Southgate for putting us into the position to be successful & casting out our previous demons but now we need someone with more tactical skill to take us over the line, the reality is he cost us the Euro 2020 finals. Previously we had top coaches but the surrounding issues held them back, now we have a team they could really make sing. I think Southgate should've hung it up after 2022, he has done a top job and was a necessary step but now's the moment to capitalise on what he built.
No way in the world do England have the best squad - we are on a par with Belguim. It doesn't matter who plays or manages or what the formation is - ENGLAND ARE NOT AND NEVER HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AT INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. Hasn't anyone noticed over the past 56 years?
RIP Graham Taylor. The reason is pretty simple why we dont do well........we weren't good enough.......end of. We've had our fair share of bad luck........and Graham Taylor certainly did in those games against Holland for the World Cup in 1994.
16 years on from this documentary we are still asking the same questions before the euros this summer. That’s the thing we shouldn’t expect. 1966 was a long time ago and the real exception England winning a major international tournament.
I think the pressure of the job would have got to him and made his alcoholism worse, and he would have started saying things like, 'the Italians cheat' and 'the Germans shot me dad.'
@Chris_34 Yes, but going way back, why has England produced so few coaches of any note? I mean, their two greatest clubs (United and Liverpool) were made great by Scottish managers, and for decades now the top six English clubs go out of their way to only appoint foreign coaches.
@Ruda-n4h Bit of a stretch there. He did twice get the better of European teams with a club which had done little before him, and has done little since.
@@johnnyoranges The international manager's job is very different from that of a club manager and can be rather lonely without the day to day involvement with players. A club manager has to motivate a small group of players at regular, short intervals, even when they do not feel like playing. The international manager must have an idea of the kind of team which will, with very little practice, blend into a team ten times a year. His most vital function is not motivation but selection. The club manager is pragmatic; the international manager should be concerned with the broader development.
@Ruda-n4h Yes, selection. In a way, it maybe easier for a smaller country (say, Iceland) than for a larger country (say, England) with a far bigger pool of talent to choose from. (Hey, I've just given the English a good excuse for the next time they lose to Iceland).
As a black British woman 🇬🇧 I think Rio F and Paul Merson said it Squad no team tribal Manchester guys won’t speak to Liverpool players. Individual egos ❤ shame in my lifetime we may not experience it only our parents. We are nearly there bur Spain 🇪🇸 record better than us it’s too long ago even if we get one 😊
Getting myself ready for exactly the same outcome starting on sunday at Euro 24. I’ve been watching England at every tournament they have qualified for since Europa 1980. That’s 44 years of underachievement.
I think getting to semi final or a final is an achievement. Your comment is just a typical working class negative English attitude. England are not a world class team, a good team yes but not world class.
The English media are arguably the worst in the world (Spanish media is also terrible but that tends to be more club focused). It went away for a few years but your slowly starting to see the ‘building you up to knock you down’ style coming back to lots of the papers and media
How about this, guys. As I write this, England are playing Slovakia in the last 16 of the 2024 Euros. And what am I doing with my time? I'm watching old documentaries about how bad England are in major tournaments rather than actually watching how bad England are in major tournaments. 😅😅 I was 16 in Euro 96 and the world always looks better at that age. But I swear I would prefer to play attractive football and lose in QFs and Semis rather than win a tournament playing dross, uninspiring, basic, side-to-side, high possession footie. I know I'm in the minority with that, but hey-ho. Rest in Peace, Graham. Loved your honesty and way with words. "Can we not knock it"?????????
English players as technically talented as they are are in the most are not mentally tough enough. They go as millionaires back to their Premier league nothing to prove.
RIP Graham Taylor. A decent man, hounded by the press and entitled gaslit England fans. Out of depth as England manager but when Shearer and Gascoigne spent most of the qualifying campaigns injured, they would always struggle. He was a very capable club manager.
@@DiRtYLaWs2007 yeah, English press usually sends brutal message to every England's coach. I remember when they put donkey ears on Cappelo's head after the England vs USA match
We won the World Cup in 1966. It's in the bag. Let's stop worrying about winning it again and just enjoy the game. Who knows, something good might just happen.COME ON ENGLAND, DON'T LET US DOWN! IT'S COMING HOME!
I’m Scottish but always watch England as I always loved their players and Gasgoine was a particular hero of mine being a massive Rangers fan. I wouldn’t open the blinds if Scotland were out the back garden playing. The only thing that annoys me is the English commentators and press banging on about 66 ffs it was 58 years ago and I think a lot of the players are under pressure right away. Usually 1 of the first questions Is do you think you could be the first squad since 66 to win a major trophy. Hope England do it this time I just think the manager is a bit of a wet wipe.
The expectation England football fans have and the media is ridiculous and unrealistic, it’s psychotic and not reasonable, England teams have been consistently accident prone and routinely given poor performances whenever they play a good team, individual mistakes have always been prevalent in tournaments undermining success and often have only mediocre players to replace injured first choice players, this is a design for failing to win tournaments. If you love success why are you watching England football matches? Constant failures for 58 years ✌️❤️🇬🇧the presumed success without any reason for it in the last 58 years is delusional, completely mental and its starts with the demented media and infantile nationalism out of context.
Statistically England are on a par with Portugal but stylistically have more in common with Belguim. People shouldn’t expect any more from them than the Belgians do from their team. The idea that England is some sort of elite footballing nation is nonsense - you really must forget about that. It only has its roots in the fact that the game originated in these islands, but it was the Scottish who really adapted and refined it. The World Cup victory in 1966 was due to home advantage, a handful of their best players ever, three of whom - Peters, Moore & Hurst were developed by England’s best ever coach - Ron Greenwood, whose West Ham side didn’t play traditional English football. The success at club level in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s was greatly assisted by Scots, Welsh and Irish players. England has never produced players skilful enough (with a handful of exceptions) for the very highest international standards due to the league’s physical, results-oriented football (which is what the fans really want) and because we have still have not accepted the fact that coaching is a vital part of the game. Eddie Howe would be no more successful than anyone else - there have been quite a few since 1966. When Fabio Capello was appointed manager, he was shocked by the players lack of technique and confidence; the latter comes from the former. Another fact that is not often appreciated by English critics is that a manager cannot do a good job without the necessary resources in terms of human material. Helmut Schoen for example was successful with West Germany and Del Bosque more recently with Spain because they had a lot of really talented players at their disposal. So, I think Southgate has performed a minor miracle.
@@Ruda-n4h I agree, the idea of elitism with English football is nonsense, the results don’t support it, they are a beatable mediocre team, until they win tournaments they will never be any better, another Belgium is about right ✌️❤️🇬🇧
i think you have to meet that head on and be an arrogant manager, the press wont like it, but who cares about the press, they will soon forget it if you win Major Trophies, England need arrogant players, as long as they dont bring off the field into their private lives, Capello is right about the confidence, you need that, and English players need to believe in theyre ability, unfortunately they dont have the skill of Maradona, or George Best, or Pele, but they are good players as a collective team, but be arrogant on the ball, be confident you can win.
The answer is that everyone thinks that England are better than they actually are. The lack of humility and respect for opponents plus bad results causes a cognitive dissonance among the England supporters and the media.
when United's & City's England players completed the Treble there's no way players from all those London clubs and Liverpool would try their best to win a World Cup or an Euro to help them complete football, no fucking chance!!! also there's no Bobby Charlton
Forget 1966, where the FA and FIFA establishment contrived to gift England the trophy in England. Fact is that in 94 years England have never won a major tournament, and have never even finalized outside their own country. Yet still there are certain sections who expect ultimate success.
Had they not contrived to let England win the World Cup in 1966, no one would care about it or international football. No one did before. Real football fans still see it as a much poorer standard than the domestic game (in England, at least). My guess is international football is the main reason most yanks don’t get it (because they assume it’s the elite level, and it’s mostly shit).
A gift because of one decision. We best everyone else fair and square. I guess maradona and Argentina World Cup win didn't count as he cheated then. How many offside goals got allowed before VAR? Let it go
England are just never as good as they think they are, simple as that. Always thinking they are gonna walk tournaments when the reality is other nations produce better teams. France/Portugal and Germany will beat England in Euro 2024 should they meet. I wouldn’t expect much
@@Extreme2SwaggerHD I don’t. England beat Germany for the first time in 30 yrs in Euro 2021 at home. Their record away from home is a loss every time. Portugal or Germany beat England if they meet in this tournament, don’t be shocked when it happens.
An Englishman here, with a Peruvian mother, who grew up spending my summers in the dusty backstreets of relative's neighborhoods in Peru kicking a ball around with cousins and friends, then coming back to play school football during long English winters. In my mind even as a kid I could see the problems with our game were all too obvious. Playing on large grass/muddy pitches, focused on pumping it up to the goal and scaring kids away from keeping the ball. In South America the climate and nature of the small spaces we played on made you never want to release the ball and you learned to master it and gain more skill. Smaller sided games and lots of footwork practice is the best way to improve the technical ability of future English teams
I am Italian and played Sunday League football in London for few years. What I noticed is how good my English friends were phisically and technically but how little knowledge they had of the basic tactics. I think the lack of tactics awareness is something Lampard brought up in one of his interviews.
Can you imagine if Mourinho took the job in 2008 how far England could've gone? They might have actually won something with that team.
Alf Ramsey is the only England manager thus far to win a major tournament with the national side.
Even he was torn apart by the sports media by the early 1970s.
England's football culture has never got over its haughty attitude to the international game stemming from the early 20th century.
RIP Graham Taylor, Johan Cruijff, and Bobby Robson.
Sven-Göran Eriksson as well, Rip chap
Graham, we got Koeman back for you. I hope you’re smiling up there! Please give us some luck for Sunday.
The Graham taylor era looks like an episode of Phoenix nights or the Mike Bassett England manager movie😂Who's filming them that close? 6 min 22 sec in is comedy gold
Tbh Graham Taylor could've played Mike basset
I think the whole Mike Bassett thing was BASED on Graham Taylor, wasn't it?
That footage is from this Graham Taylor documentary
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Mike Bassett was loosely based on it
Johan Cruyff is the most compelling person to ever speak about football.
Cruyff states that the problem is foreign players, The data does not support this claim
I see an interview and the guy says that not a lot if any of his teammates liked him in the national team. Idk how true that is though
Great player but talked a load of crap at times
@@iandawe948 are we still talking about Cruyff, or Sol Campbell?!?!
@@MrMmnngghh
Cruyff, as thats who the original comment said.
Interview with Southgate where he nails the issue - and you realises he solved it, and why he's been our best manager since Ramsay
He's an awful manager
94th minute to have a shot on goal against Slovakia got found out against Spain
@paulhynes170 2 finals in 3 years. Previously managers since Ramsay....0 finals in 57 years. Amazed how many fuckwits think they could do better.
@@alterbridgegod History proves you wrong - he's performed a minor miracle.
Graham Taylor with England reminded me of Dave Sexton at Manchester United, Lovely man, excellent coach. But they lacked the ability to deal with the press and the sometimes savage media. While The Doc and Fergie had no problem with handling the media, Dave struggled and so did Graham.
The most evident indicator of why England haven't won a major title despite coming close is the sheer lack of English managers who have won major top honours in the past 30 years. No English Manager has won the EPL and in Europe I believe only Bobby Robson has won a European trophy in 1997, UEFA Cup I think, in last 40 years.
So what this points to is that our game is tactically inept. All other traditional top European and South American countries produce coaches that win top honours. They also learn their trade overseas as coaches before coaching in England in EPL.
How it transposes on the pitch is England's tactics are often obvious, we don't game manage, we don't move the ball quick when we need to, slow it down when we need to.
England players are good enough, overhyped a little but English players are playing abroad more and proving themselves capable of starting places in too teams that win major honours. So I don't see the issue there. I see it as a coaching culture headache and it's grass routes to the very top, we don't create good enough coaches, managers.
Terry Venables won the Spanish league with Barcelona then a FA Cup with Spurs
@paulhynes170 fair point stand corrected but surely you'd agree that's a very low return for English managers winning major honours and I would stand by the point that something is very wrong with how we approaching coaching and tactical management in England
Fabio Capello was a serial winner at club level.
@Evemeister12 Yes but he's Italian that wasn't the point I was making. English managers.
You hit the nail on the head, and also 66 still plays on englands mind, before and tournament,
What a absolute gent you was Graham Taylor ❤ if there was a bus coming and you was walking you 3 are the only people I'd shout take care 😂 RIP GRAHAM TAYLOR
Imagine looking at this video in July 2024. England lead by Southgate who had a squad any country would be envious about.
Ok, Spain deserved their win last week (and now Southgate's gone)... but a world cup semi and two European championship finals....
It's not looking to bad.
In fairness to the FA it's clear they have succeeded with a lot of the issues brought up in this documentary.
With the media the situation has dramatically improved, say what you want about the online critics it's atleast all football related now, no ones going for Gareth's personal life.
With the Players things have completely reversed. The decline in English Talent has been arrested, now we have perhaps the worlds best squad. Every year some new English wonderkids emerge & they're holding spots in the Premier league. So the FA have solved the youth development issue.
I hate to say it but I do genuinely think the manager is the final obstacle. All credit to Southgate for putting us into the position to be successful & casting out our previous demons but now we need someone with more tactical skill to take us over the line, the reality is he cost us the Euro 2020 finals.
Previously we had top coaches but the surrounding issues held them back, now we have a team they could really make sing.
I think Southgate should've hung it up after 2022, he has done a top job and was a necessary step but now's the moment to capitalise on what he built.
No way in the world do England have the best squad - we are on a par with Belguim. It doesn't matter who plays or manages or what the formation is - ENGLAND ARE NOT AND NEVER HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AT INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. Hasn't anyone noticed over the past 56 years?
RIP Graham Taylor. The reason is pretty simple why we dont do well........we weren't good enough.......end of.
We've had our fair share of bad luck........and Graham Taylor certainly did in those games against Holland for the World Cup in 1994.
I didn't know he'd died until I read the comments section. Gutted
16 years on from this documentary we are still asking the same questions before the euros this summer.
That’s the thing we shouldn’t expect. 1966 was a long time ago and the real exception England winning a major international tournament.
In fairness the selection and calibre of player has come on alot
@@billythompson6656 what better than the so called golden generation??
@@sidco123 I'd reckon so
@@billythompson6656this team is nowhere near the teams we had in 2002-2006.
Course it is
How the FA never made Brian Clough the England manager is beyond me. Shows you what a bunch of absolute muppets they are.
I think the pressure of the job would have got to him and made his alcoholism worse, and he would have started saying things like, 'the Italians cheat' and 'the Germans shot me dad.'
@Chris_34 Yes, but going way back, why has England produced so few coaches of any note? I mean, their two greatest clubs (United and Liverpool) were made great by Scottish managers, and for decades now the top six English clubs go out of their way to only appoint foreign coaches.
@Ruda-n4h Bit of a stretch there. He did twice get the better of European teams with a club which had done little before him, and has done little since.
@@johnnyoranges The international manager's job is very different from that of a club manager and can be rather lonely without the day to day involvement with players.
A club manager has to motivate a small group of players at regular, short intervals, even when they do not feel like playing. The international manager must have an idea of the kind of team which will, with very little practice, blend into a team ten times a year. His most vital function is not motivation but selection. The club manager is pragmatic; the international manager should be concerned with the broader development.
@Ruda-n4h Yes, selection. In a way, it maybe easier for a smaller country (say, Iceland) than for a larger country (say, England) with a far bigger pool of talent to choose from.
(Hey, I've just given the English a good excuse for the next time they lose to Iceland).
As a black British woman 🇬🇧 I think Rio F and Paul Merson said it Squad no team tribal Manchester guys won’t speak to Liverpool players. Individual egos ❤ shame in my lifetime we may not experience it only our parents. We are nearly there bur Spain 🇪🇸 record better than us it’s too long ago even if we get one 😊
Getting myself ready for exactly the same outcome starting on sunday at Euro 24. I’ve been watching England at every tournament they have qualified for since Europa 1980. That’s 44 years of underachievement.
@@simonburkeisable It wasn’t much better pre premiere league era either, in fact it was worse.
I think getting to semi final or a final is an achievement. Your comment is just a typical working class negative English attitude. England are not a world class team, a good team yes but not world class.
Foreigners coming to the Premier League means that the English have to step up, it raises the bar!
The English media are arguably the worst in the world (Spanish media is also terrible but that tends to be more club focused). It went away for a few years but your slowly starting to see the ‘building you up to knock you down’ style coming back to lots of the papers and media
I think Southgate had it too easy with the media compared to other England managers
The media's duty is to make money for its various barons. It should be to report the truth, but money talks.
Ah Graham Taylor, God bless him. Great bloke. Shit England manager though.
😂😂😂😂can’t stop laughing 😆
An ignorant perspective. How old are you, before I embarrass you
As have been most of them since
“Oh I do not think I like that”
How about this, guys. As I write this, England are playing Slovakia in the last 16 of the 2024 Euros. And what am I doing with my time? I'm watching old documentaries about how bad England are in major tournaments rather than actually watching how bad England are in major tournaments. 😅😅 I was 16 in Euro 96 and the world always looks better at that age. But I swear I would prefer to play attractive football and lose in QFs and Semis rather than win a tournament playing dross, uninspiring, basic, side-to-side, high possession footie. I know I'm in the minority with that, but hey-ho.
Rest in Peace, Graham. Loved your honesty and way with words. "Can we not knock it"?????????
One more game my friend!
English players as technically talented as they are are in the most are not mentally tough enough.
They go as millionaires back to their Premier league nothing to prove.
At least Southgate is immune to the press digging up dirt in his personal life as his personality, like his team’s play, is dead boring
Two finals and two euros !! Never ever done before .
I didn't know Tommy Cooper was a sports writer.
'Just Like That'
Nice see sven
You do no this is from about 12 years ago. Sven is a very poorly man now
All training including the warm up must be done with the ball right from a young age
lets wipe that smile off ronald tomorrow
you're gonna go bust up a Maccas? Um, ok then
@@MrMmnngghh shut it pal
@@robertcleminson3100 aw thanx babe x
@@MrMmnngghh thank you never been called that before
@@MrMmnngghh yes i told you
England is just an average footballing nation. That's the long and short of it.
A difference between INTEREST AND INTRUSION. Not according to our press there isn't.
Presented by a manager who failed to guide England to 1994 World Cup, what a spot-on documentary.
Presented by a guy who had 5he exact same success as 99% as all over England managers. Bum comment
RIP Graham Taylor. A decent man, hounded by the press and entitled gaslit England fans. Out of depth as England manager but when Shearer and Gascoigne spent most of the qualifying campaigns injured, they would always struggle. He was a very capable club manager.
@@DiRtYLaWs2007 yeah, English press usually sends brutal message to every England's coach. I remember when they put donkey ears on Cappelo's head after the England vs USA match
@@DiRtYLaWs2007 played long ball football in the 90's. Plus 2 words.... Carlton Palmer.
@@DiRtYLaWs2007 legend at Watford....r.i.p Mr Taylor
We won the World Cup in 1966. It's in the bag. Let's stop worrying about winning it again and just enjoy the game. Who knows, something good might just happen.COME ON ENGLAND, DON'T LET US DOWN! IT'S COMING HOME!
So you’re saying England is defo gonna win??? GET INNNN!!!!!
Yes! Get in my son!!
I’m Scottish but always watch England as I always loved their players and Gasgoine was a particular hero of mine being a massive Rangers fan. I wouldn’t open the blinds if Scotland were out the back garden playing. The only thing that annoys me is the English commentators and press banging on about 66 ffs it was 58 years ago and I think a lot of the players are under pressure right away. Usually 1 of the first questions Is do you think you could be the first squad since 66 to win a major trophy. Hope England do it this time I just think the manager is a bit of a wet wipe.
@@Hello-hellowearethebillyboys Bro, William Wallace will be turning in his grave hearing you talk like that
Crazy that there is people really in the world 😂
The expectation England football fans have and the media is ridiculous and unrealistic, it’s psychotic and not reasonable, England teams have been consistently accident prone and routinely given poor performances whenever they play a good team, individual mistakes have always been prevalent in tournaments undermining success and often have only mediocre players to replace injured first choice players, this is a design for failing to win tournaments. If you love success why are you watching England football matches? Constant failures for 58 years ✌️❤️🇬🇧the presumed success without any reason for it in the last 58 years is delusional, completely mental and its starts with the demented media and infantile nationalism out of context.
Statistically England are on a par with Portugal but stylistically have more in common with Belguim. People shouldn’t expect any more from them than the Belgians do from their team. The idea that England is some sort of elite footballing nation is nonsense - you really must forget about that. It only has its roots in the fact that the game originated in these islands, but it was the Scottish who really adapted and refined it.
The World Cup victory in 1966 was due to home advantage, a handful of their best players ever, three of whom - Peters, Moore & Hurst were developed by England’s best ever coach - Ron Greenwood, whose West Ham side didn’t play traditional English football. The success at club level in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s was greatly assisted by Scots, Welsh and Irish players.
England has never produced players skilful enough (with a handful of exceptions) for the very highest international standards due to the league’s physical, results-oriented football (which is what the fans really want) and because we have still have not accepted the fact that coaching is a vital part of the game. Eddie Howe would be no more successful than anyone else - there have been quite a few since 1966. When Fabio Capello was appointed manager, he was shocked by the players lack of technique and confidence; the latter comes from the former.
Another fact that is not often appreciated by English critics is that a manager cannot do a good job without the necessary resources in terms of human material. Helmut Schoen for example was successful with West Germany and Del Bosque more recently with Spain because they had a lot of really talented players at their disposal. So, I think Southgate has performed a minor miracle.
@@Ruda-n4h I agree, the idea of elitism with English football is nonsense, the results don’t support it, they are a beatable mediocre team, until they win tournaments they will never be any better, another Belgium is about right ✌️❤️🇬🇧
i think you have to meet that head on and be an arrogant manager, the press wont like it, but who cares about the press, they will soon forget it if you win Major Trophies, England need arrogant players, as long as they dont bring off the field into their private lives, Capello is right about the confidence, you need that, and English players need to believe in theyre ability, unfortunately they dont have the skill of Maradona, or George Best, or Pele, but they are good players as a collective team, but be arrogant on the ball, be confident you can win.
Too much pressure on the team before they even kick a ball is basically the biggest problem. Could only imagine what that's like as a player
Back in 66, there was no expectations of winning the World Cup.
Apart from Sir Alf Ramsey
The answer is that everyone thinks that England are better than they actually are. The lack of humility and respect for opponents plus bad results causes a cognitive dissonance among the England supporters and the media.
From Glasgow i say to the England team Rangers fans Expect all of you to do your duty 🇬🇧.😅
Cmon England...Still dreaming...
What’s Todd Boehly doing in the thumbnail?
Gary Mabbutt.
@@thebossguide4859 I was taking the piss.
@@fullspeedaheadbarcelona6502 😅🤣😂👍👍
Southgate understood one of our big issues and has created a healthier environment for the players no doubt
This is absolutely not discussed enough
@@carlosbarton763 Certainly a phillosphy that has paid dividens by now too. Lets hope he can see it through to the end.
when United's & City's England players completed the Treble there's no way players from all those London clubs and Liverpool would try their best to win a World Cup or an Euro to help them complete football, no fucking chance!!!
also there's no Bobby Charlton
Southgate - two finals in two euros competed in !!
and lost both
We changed to more foreign players because we were failing then!!!
PLATTY!!!
If only. We could put out a team, made up of all these knowitall reporters. We would have won every tournament since 1966 surely.
Forget 1966, where the FA and FIFA establishment contrived to gift England the trophy in England. Fact is that in 94 years England have never won a major tournament, and have never even finalized outside their own country. Yet still there are certain sections who expect ultimate success.
Had they not contrived to let England win the World Cup in 1966, no one would care about it or international football.
No one did before. Real football fans still see it as a much poorer standard than the domestic game (in England, at least). My guess is international football is the main reason most yanks don’t get it (because they assume it’s the elite level, and it’s mostly shit).
@@robt4390 The only thing that's "mostly shit" around here is you.
It's only the betting industry that win here
What a stupid comment.
A gift because of one decision. We best everyone else fair and square. I guess maradona and Argentina World Cup win didn't count as he cheated then. How many offside goals got allowed before VAR? Let it go
England are just never as good as they think they are, simple as that. Always thinking they are gonna walk tournaments when the reality is other nations produce better teams. France/Portugal and Germany will beat England in Euro 2024 should they meet. I wouldn’t expect much
England are favourites in the bookies all around Europe, even in Germany. So other nations don’t agree with you.
I think that England will beat France/Portugal and Germany.
@@FannyShmellar you’d put money on England winning it would you? lol
@@Extreme2SwaggerHD I don’t. England beat Germany for the first time in 30 yrs in Euro 2021 at home. Their record away from home is a loss every time. Portugal or Germany beat England if they meet in this tournament, don’t be shocked when it happens.
@@JamesCM86 but we should have beat germany in 2010 world cup. We had that lampard goal that was ruled out despite it crossing the line.
Its yer fault, you played Palmer!
Let's face it, it's an impossible job. Lol
Your probem s lack of dversity. Look at France, they've been dong well.
Graham Taylor - a great man
Steve McClaren - a turd
😆😅 a Schuper Turd 🤣😂