England National Football Team Reviews

So just who is to blame for the apparent demise of English football? Are there enough young players coming through? Has the influx of foreigners been detrimental to the national side? This discussion will give my two cents on the matter....... What do we expect? Firstly, what are we looking for in a player and what do ...

THE RANT BEGINS And so - for the first time in over a decade, England fail to quality for a major championship. Steve McClaren's epitaph has been in some quarters "worse that Graham Taylor". What a legacy; does he not like that, I am certain. As McClown (as he will be henceforth known) presided over the gradual disintegration ...

Once you have won the most coveted trophy in football, though it be many many moons ago, there is a sudden rise in national pride, an insurgence of belief that is hard to curtail. Since 1966 we have seldom had a chance to breathe, almost every breath is accompanied by some obnoxious prat praising the England team and living of past glories, it's ...

Minutes after England's chav millionaires had crashed out of Euro 2008 (at the qualification stage no less) everyone was railing against foreign imports, the way we coach young players and children, bemoaning our lack of technique etc. The general consensus seemed to be that we were now a third world football power and would be lucky to qualify ...

"In the bleak mid winter frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone". Depression has swept across the nation like Bird Flu, data theft and global warming hype has, as winter and the coming summer are wrecked by our hapless football team. With no home involvement in Euro 2008 (apart from Poland) at least now the ...

The England football team recently embaressed by the Ruskies showed what we all don't want to admit, England aren't one of the best teams in the world, not even europe for that matter. But rather than just reviewing the team and our dissmal record to talent ratio I'm gonna do what everyone else does, and rant about how we need a top class manager. ...

People are so fickle. One minute Steve McClaren is being blasted from every corner, all the papers are against him, the Sun's referring to him as McDonut, former professionals and pundits alike are counting down the days until his imminent departure. Two 3-0 wins, 3 Owen goals and 6 points later, McClaren is being hailed as the manager ...

Delusional? No, not Steve McClaren but me. That's the conclusion I have come to. 35 years I have been following football. Man & Boy. And I have come to the conclusion that I know nothing. I wish that when my dad asked me if I wanted to go fishing or football that I had run in the garden and started digging up worms. ...

Hey, enough of looking back, lets look forward. I still believe we have one of the strongest squads in the world and we have a chance in any tournament. I am hoping to go to austria/switzerland to support the lads in 2008. It will be my first time travelling with england and although it is a long way off i was wondring if any regular england ...

The world cup is over and it has since been over a month since England lost to Portugal in the quarter final round. As usual England's defeat was met with disappointment and shock. The question on everyone's mind is where did England go wrong (again)? Surely with Sven Goran Erickson being paid £25 million to coach the England team, better results ...

Now that England's 'new' era has begun under Mclaren, i thought it was time to look back at the World Cup performance of England and relive the 'if only' scenario. Quarter Finals again, Portugal again, Scolari again, penalties again......we lose again!!! Maybe you are also left with a feeling of déjà-vu because I certainly ...

I was just browsing through the reveiw catagories and i found this one. England in general. So i thought i would use it to express my veiws of supporting England in the world cup. ( I live in scotland) In the build up to the world cup and during the qualifying stages i noticed around me that people were willing England to lose ...

Thank god we have seen the end of Mclaren has gone. It was a big surprise for both me and most of the country when Mclaren was annnounced as the new manager to take over from Sven 18 months ago. At the time i felt it was the wrong decision, why appoint an average manager who was a part of the sven regime when we could have appointed ...

As we approach the start of another world cup warm up game this time against old rivals Argentina I do feel a little sorry for the England team as whatever happens today they are probably damned, that is unless they get an enterprising and stylish 2-2 draw. If they win the headlines in tomorrows papers will be hysterical claims that we ...

If there’s one thing that’s remained consistent in my 40 years on this ‘ere planet of ours it’s the almost certainty of the England football team being, at best, brave losers. Sadly, I wasn’t old enough to remember the glory days of the ’66 World Cup Final win (I was only 1!) and even the histrionics of the 1970 finals in Mexico passed me by. ...

I thought that it was time that I joined the bandwagon of those giving their views on England’s chances in the next World Cup next summer in Germany. Immediately after qualification and the Poland game the press room was full of players talking up England chances of winning the tournament however this seems to show that memories are ...

England to win the World Cup in 2006! Easier said than done especially if Sven Goran Eriksson insists on not dropping players who do not perform and messing around with his formations. What is it to be Sven? A 4-4-2, 4-5-1 or 4-3-2-1 this is one of the main problems Sven needs to decide now that an unimpressive but ultimately successful ...

Ok I’ll lay out my stall straight away, because of my background I support Italy but I’ve lived in the UK most of my life so I do also follow England maybe less passionately than many other England supporters so maybe I can cast a more objective eye over the situation facing the England team as they qualify for the World Cup. My first ...

So England have qualified for Germany 2006, lets rejoice! The way they have been playing they wont get past the group stages, the team lacks direction, leadership and style. Reading the headlines in the paper has been amusing the last few days. First you have Sven saying 10 of the top 50 players in the world are English. You could ...

I appreciate that this review is a little out of date, but a few weeks after the drama, it is worthwhile reliving the moments. France v England - Euro 2004 Well. Where are on earth do you start? Things could have been so different. If David Beckham had converted the penalty the game would have been all but over. I ...