
Originally Posted by
Shanks1965
Before England can reach their potential in a major tournament the expectancy levels need to drop. I blame the Media for building them up so much. People have to accept we are not good enough at the moment! An example of the pressure generated is how we are now talking about finals & Semi-finals in the next World Cup before the Euro Championships (that we failed to qualify for out of possibly weakest group) have started.
The moment the Players realise they have no divine right to win & stop believing their own hype will be the moment that England begin to progress.
Qualifying for the World Cup must be the 1st goal. That would be an achievement!