Quote Originally Posted by AucklandRover View Post
Against that, Champs, Southgate does seem to have generated a bit of team-spirit.
In the end, we will meet technically superior sides, but I am quite impressed with what he has done.
I do enjoy watching Alli myself. What don't you like about him?
I think I'd expect our nation to beat a woefully poor Costa Rica and play half a game vrs Nigeria. We have untold riches. I think we will be just about ok vrs Panama and may sneak a 1-0 vrs Tunisia (although I'm fully expecting 0-0) ....that's about it?
We have a decent enough spirit. But no winners. Nobody leading us on. Expecting more.
Then at some point we will play a half decent Poland or Columbia who would match us tactically. And then Southgate will have no answer, no plan B. So we will be severely lacking, as always. We will run about, sing the national anthem loudly. And some overpaid, egotistical player like Stones will make a huge mistake which will cost us. Because he has been told he's far better than he is.
We are comparing apples and oranges with us and Wales. The Welsh lads aren't all on over 200k a week. To not win anything, and not be winners. This whole notion wont change in the next 7 days