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Originally Posted by orangebird
But I was asking you why you think Arge, Germany, Brazil are the 'big boys' - what exactly have they done that's such a threat so far?  Have you actaully watched any of their games, or are you just going on previous tournaments? |
I've watched the highlights and yeah, they have yet to wake up - that's how they've been in previous tournaments and went on to improve. The difference is those teams tend to play a better style of football - England have been something of a shambles lately, just scraping by in matches with the occasional flashes of brilliance. It gets tiresome when you hear people say "well as long as they win I don't care how they play" - well that's hardly something to rely on!
If England do go on to win, I'll be the first to admit I was wrong - but I just can't see it. Apart from the midfield genius of Lampard and Gerrard I can't see England having any dominance on the pitch, although Rooney looks like he's slowly getting back to his best.
For the record I think England will beat Portugal - but in loyally keeping in tradition, the semis is where I think it will end.