England World Cup Squad

[Doggy Styles]

I don't really buy the "they're tired and not trying" argument, or at least I don't want to. Playing for your country is something that the majority of the squad couldn't take for granted - other than Hart and Rooney very few safe spots. In a life filled with money and every material thing you could reasonably wish for, this is one thing you have to earn.

Have you ever tried to compete non-stop for nine months at the peak of fitness for your sport? I thought not.

[Doggy Styles]

Roy Hodgson reveals England’s 23-strong World Cup excuse list

That excuse list in full:

1.The temperature was too hot
2.The temperature wasn’t as hot as we’d planned
3.The hotel was too isolated
4.The hotel was too central and busy
5.Inexperience
6.Too much experience
7.Homesickness
8.Media intrusion
9.Theo Walcott injury
10.Andros Townsend injury
11.Kyle Walker injury
12.No Theo Walcott
13.Lack of Chris Smalling injury
14.Influx of premier league foreigners
15.Too many Premier League games
16.‘Silly mistakes’ on the pitch
17.Cheating foreigners robbing our brave boys
18.WAGs
19.Theo Walcott wasn’t there
20.Local food wasn’t right
21.The Internet
22.John Terry texting a player’s girlfriend
23.“I got it wrong”

Only one John Terry text?

[d000hg]

Have you ever tried to compete non-stop for nine months at the peak of fitness for your sport? I thought not.

Have you?

It's almost like it's their job... my point was regardless if you're a bit tired then something lime the world cup should be enough to get you excited. It's mental tiredness more than physical which is the problem.