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England's poor performance is a mystery to me.

by nkg 8y ago

tonyedgecombe 8y ago
I've often wondered if having so many strong club level teams is a disadvantage for the national team. Diverting resources and bringing in foreign talent may not help. Having said that I really no nothing about football :)
narag 8y ago
Maybe the fact that there is no UK national team? Edit: Frankly I don't care so much about karma, but this downvote is strange. I would have thought that this reason wasn't controversial at all. I've even heard british players say that. Anybody care to explain?
- nkg 8y ago
  Not downvoting, but I think England on its own has what it takes to do well.
  - narag 8y ago
    Of course, but a joint team would minimize luck's role. England won World Cup once anyway, didn't it?
jvln 8y ago
England has an average team and only English don't agree with that. https://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-England-Germany-Australia-Destined/dp/1568584814 https://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-England-Germany-Australi...