oh dear: now its all clear

[sasguru]

Shouldn't "scoring more goals than the opposition before the lottery of penalty shoot-outs" be the priority?

Winners plan for all eventualities.

[AlfredJPruffock]

1. I can't believe the England players don't know how to take penalties.

2. I can't believe they did not put in a lot of practice with penalties.

3. What I can believe, is they simply don't posess the strength of character to take them under pressure.

And that reveals these over-rated and over-paid superstars, for all their wealth and alleged talent as simply ...

unprofessional.

Thats very true BTC.

I have watched football slowly being eroded over the years, the bygone teams of Brazil Germany and England etc would have run round the current over paid over hyped teams.

So I think the next World Cup should be the Amateur World Cup derived of purely players from Sunday Pub teams, I bet that would be far more entertaining than being bored by these spolied unprofessional millionaires.

[DaveB]

Thats very true BTC.

I have watched football slowly being eroded over the years, the bygone teams of Brazil Germany and England etc would have run round the current over paid over hyped teams.

So I think the next World Cup should be the Amateur World Cup derived of purely players from Sunday Pub teams, I bet that would be far more entertaining than being bored by these spolied unprofessional millionaires.

Don't know about amateurs, but the lower ranked teams put on a far better show. Having watched the early rounds I found the games involving the minor countries, especially the African nations, far more entertaining. They played fast attacking football. There was a minimum of diving and playacting and the overall standard seemed much higher by comparason. One of these days these guys are going to come up with a world beating team. Ghana or Nigeria as world Cup Winners anyone?

[Ruprect]

So I think the next World Cup should be the Amateur World Cup derived of purely players from Sunday Pub teams, I bet that would be far more entertaining than being bored by these spolied unprofessional millionaires.

I think you might be onto something AJ. Bring back tobacco advertising and you could have them all chewing on a bennie at half time and the more unfit amongst them throwing up their saturday night curry ten minutes into the first half. There could be a 'Golden Beer Gut' award for the most post game beers drunk in one session, and perhaps a football themed fruit machine in the stands. So much untapped potential. Could be called the 'world's end cup' or some such pub related aptness.

[wendigo100]

Don't know about amateurs, but the lower ranked teams put on a far better show. Having watched the early rounds I found the games involving the minor countries, especially the African nations, far more entertaining. They played fast attacking football. There was a minimum of diving and playacting and the overall standard seemed much higher by comparason. One of these days these guys are going to come up with a world beating team. Ghana or Nigeria as world Cup Winners anyone?

No Dave. They went out partly BECAUSE they did a minimum of diving and playacting. In these competitions, they must learn to do it more, just as we must.