On the firework analogy, our whizzbangs prematurely ejaculated, Sterling was a damp squib, Deli Ali failed to sparkle, and the rest were party poopers rather than party poppers.
Well, the last Messiah, they eventually crucified him.
This England performance had a sort of firework theme to it. You buy a big beautiful box of fireworks, inside it is a big rocket to use as the finale. You wonder what it will do and marvel at its cost. The fireworks leading up to the end are fairly good with a few whizzes and bangs. Then after much anticipation you put the rocket in the bottle, light the fuse and stand back. The fuze fizzes down and in a cloud of smoke it launches itself to 8 foot off the ground, gives off a strangled pop and comes crashing back to earth again.
That’s true England football
On the firework analogy, our whizzbangs prematurely ejaculated, Sterling was a damp squib, Deli Ali failed to sparkle, and the rest were party poopers rather than party poppers.
It's a question of money v putting in the work and having the desire to compete at the very highest level for your country .
Croatia had a number of players who although hugely wealthy were still prepared to go and dig deeper for their nation .
It's all about the mindset for me , all things equal we should be stronger with this group in four years time and the location of the next world cup favours nobody .
How much do they want it ?
Time will tell of course .
Have you ever been to Croatia Victor?
You can lie and say yes if you like.
English football breeds easy street in my opinion , totally set up for life at 20 years of age without doing anything in all reality .
I take the point many members of the present squad have had to fight tooth and nail to get where they are , Trippier was ok at Oakwell on a years long loan but did I envisage him scoring a goal like that in a world cup semi for England , your havin a laffe of course .
I'm hopeful Gareth is on to something here where he can positively seperate wealth from achievement , it is possible because man management is his key strength , tacticaly he possibly needs to improve , he's also a wealthy man lets not forget but he's driven , we have a chance with this guy .
This tournament should be the start of something and not the end like it was in 1990 .
No parades required , parades are for winners not 4th best , it's unacceptable in my opinion .
You can cut the coming home shyte too for me It's counter productive and looks like desperation .
Man up , play the game , show some b@llax , 4th aint where its at for me .