Comments on: England’s World Cup Post Mortem

By: Dudley Haydock

Dudley Haydock — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:44:14 +0000

Please advise in what way you wish me to moderate my observations. Capello mostly stood there with arms folded across his chest his mouth firmly shut. Anyone could tell you that as far as bodily language goes …that’s not encouraging/helpful. By inarticulate I meant, he cannot speak English. Here in Australia I heard someone interpreting a reporter’s question into Italian so he could reply.

By: Dudley Haydock

Dudley Haydock — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:34:18 +0000

Another dismal performance. We looked jaded/almost ‘victims’, on taking the field. Morale must have been ‘shot’ by inappropriate preparation and poor team selection. Capello appears wooden/ inarticulate and severe. No warmth or empathy. Surely he must, out of common decency, go. Our first touches were poor. We must learn value of possession. Alf Ramsay knew our limitations and had us playing down the park in neat triangles…it worked!

By: Nalin S.

Nalin S. — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:58:23 +0000

Thank you Phil R. I read an account of the team’s return to England in one of the English newspapers. They lost a golden opportunity to come back as normal people and say “Sorry” to their fans. Does it further reinforce a negative image? I don’t know.I can understand your anger.Anyway, even if they were able to beat Germany, I can’t see how they could have gone on to win the World Cup for England.

By: PhilR

PhilR — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:10:14 +0000

That’s a very composed and insightful comment Nalin S. I couldn’t have put it better myself. Unfortunately I can’t shake off the residual anger from Sunday’s match. Capello has to go. The whole team need to go. Let’s bring 90% new faces into the next squad.

By: Nalin S.

Nalin S. — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:11:31 +0000

The old saying that success has many fathers and failure is an orphan is very much in evidence after England’s elimination from the World Cup. The team looked a little tired, jaded and out of form against Germany. It was Germany’s day. World Cup soccer is not like Test cricket where a team can lose two matches and still win the series. England may beat Germany if they play again. Now it is time to learn positive lessons and to move on.