Football (soccer?) Brits...

[B-Diddy]

I feel sure most here don't care about football that isn't American and especially not about the England international team but for Paul and a few others I just had to put in my opinion. Seems there's a lot of crap flying around about the draw with the Czech Republic, although they are 9 places above you in world rankings. Why do we all have such high expectations? Isn't it enough to play above your potential? If not, why not? What the hell is wrong with losing or in this case drawing with a better athlete or team, if we worked hard etc? I guess for the Brits it's just expected that you will win every game no matter what, even though it was over 50 yrs ago you won the world cup. Not trying to take the piss guys, really, lol, as we all know my home country never even threatened, no matter how long we go back.

[Garra]

Originally Posted by B-Diddy

I feel sure most here don't care about football that isn't American and especially not about the England international team but for Paul and a few others I just had to put in my opinion. Seems there's a lot of crap flying around about the draw with the Czech Republic, although they are 9 places above you in world rankings. Why do we all have such high expectations? Isn't it enough to play above your potential? If not, why not? What the hell is wrong with losing or in this case drawing with a better athlete or team, if we worked hard etc? I guess for the Brits it's just expected that you will win every game no matter what, even though it was over 50 yrs ago you won the world cup. Not trying to take the piss guys, really, lol, as we all know my home country never even threatened, no matter how long we go back.

man the english media are always so hard on the national teams..look at the cricket for example..

the English played SA in a test series and lost 2-1 to, the englisg press slaughtered them even though they currently ranked third in the world

sometimes i feeel that the British press prefesrs that their sport teams do crappy....

[paul_22]

im from northern ireland we have our own internation team..... but england has the highest paid and prob the best collection of players in the world..... all the clubs these players play for they are all paid like £130,000-£160,000 a week to play for them and are considered the best players in the world....... not only are the players good all other players from urope ect want to play in the english premier leaugue as its considered the highest level of the game ..... althought we may have the best players in teh world playing for england their not the BETTER team they cant play as a team but if you put all the best american football players in a team they may not bond and gel like a team .... thats what the case is when you see all the best players in the world wrote on a team sheet you expect the best but the better playign team will always win

[willy222]

Northern Ireland beat england 1 0, and were a small country, we did do well in the European qualifiers, we beat the winners (spain) 3-2. yea I agree with Paul, on paper england has the best team but they just dont play well together. maybe its because of the pressure put on them from the media maybe its because there used to playing against each other every week, maybe its because there busy thinking of there£1 million cars

[paul_22]

lol see frank lampard ( chelsea and england international player) just got a new contract 5 years at £165,000 a week lol £43 million he will earn in the next 5 years thats excluding bonuses and sponsor ships he has $85 million lol

[bodger1976]

i dont think its the result that bothered england fans so much, its the way the shower of shit performed, capellos doing exactly the same as maclaren and sven and picking the team on reputation instead of form, he should give some of the younger players a chance and put beckham and calamity james and a few others out to pasture

[B-Diddy]

Alright I see you guys point, and fair enough. Maybe it's cause I'm from a middle class working Irish American family but I love a good football match. I didn't actually watch the England Czech Republic match so what can I say, really. Just glad the season is back underway even without my favs, Reading, lol.

[B-Diddy]

I know you effin guys watch it every weekend, but you dont have the stones to admit it here or what? Just cause Tottenham sold every decent player they had and didnt buy anyone to replace em you now have nothin to say? Wow I, US Citizen, have more to say about the EPL than Englishmen with a chosen area team to support. Sad day in football history I say, even if I am of Irish ancestry!

[willy222]

Originally Posted by B-Diddy

I know you effin guys watch it every weekend, but you dont have the stones to admit it here or what? Just cause Tottenham sold every decent player they had and didnt buy anyone to replace em you now have nothin to say? Wow I, US Citizen, have more to say about the EPL than Englishmen with a chosen area team to support. Sad day in football history I say, even if I am of Irish ancestry!

pauls a tottenham fan. but were both from northern ireland. I dnt think he would agree that they sold every decent player. there aim will still be a top 10 finish and its likely

[paul_22]

spurs will finish top 6 easy you watch and see if they dont