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Originally Posted by Wildcat!

England actually needs to move on from this generation! I have said it time and time again. THey are the most over rated team in the world. Yeah, they are solid, but they dont have real playmakers. They dont have great players that are naturally talented. The team is a bunch of military style players who follow instructions. They dont have a Messi, a David Villa, a Ronaldinho etc....
YOu need some flair to win the WC!

The think is the same players have been selected in the national team for a very long time now. None of the young players are given a chance. They dumped THeo Walcott, one of the rare players who play with freedom. The ones that they actually ahve in this team, didnt get to play much. Aaron Lennon started one game, and then was dumped. Same for SWP. Guys like Jenas. Joe Cole is another one, needed to play a lot more. And th3y have a l0t more good young players, but they arent given a chance.

Look at Germany. Thjey made it to the semis last WC, but this team has a bunch of new players. Yet look at them Same for most ofd the big teams.
YOu need to move on from the Lampard, Ashley cole, John terry etc.....

I don't fullly agree. If you were to list the top 20 players in the world probably five or six English players would have to be in your mind for that list. And these players play for top teams with top managers who win at the highest level. I don't think Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho or Arsene Wenger would play these guys if they couldn't play. I think though something is fundamentally wrong. It reminds me of the NBA and how the USA always under perform at Olympics and world championships even though they have by far the best squads. Its baffling but I don't think turning you back on this bunch of players is the answer but I admit there is something fundamentally wrong,