Hoeness seems to be taking this Ozil business in his stride

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Originally Posted by Sir C

Here's a tiny clue. Ever since the early 70s people have been saying that English football needs to get over its obsession with running around a lot at the expense of technique, and try to coach some skill into young players, yet nothing at all has changed.

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I think it has changed a bit. England now have a system intended to produce more technical players from an early age which has produced success at youth levels. And simultaneously, the senior side reaches a semi-final for the first time in a generation. :shrug:

Marginal gains, at least.

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Originally Posted by Ash

I think it has changed a bit. England now have a system intended to produce more technical players from an early age which has produced success at youth levels. And simultaneously, the senior side reaches a semi-final for the first time in a generation. :shrug:

Marginal gains, at least.

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Ash, they beat Panama, Tunisia and Colombia. :shrug:

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Ash, they beat Panama, Tunisia and Colombia. :shrug:

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And Sweden. One of whom they would have lost to in previous years.

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Ash, they beat Panama, Tunisia and Colombia. :shrug:

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...and then we’re beaten pretty easily by the first decent technical team they faced. A team that then went on to be crushed by France.

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Originally Posted by Ash

And Sweden. One of whom they would have lost to in previous years.

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Fair enough. The game is still dominated by the demands from the media, punditry and majority of supporters for brawn over guile, though.

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Originally Posted by Burney

...and then we’re beaten pretty easily by the first decent technical team they faced. A team that then went on to be crushed by France.

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when they reinvent themselves successfully, following a spell in the doldrums.
Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany will likely all mount a far more serious challenge during the next tournament.


Who can forget the fiasco of the French in 2010 and yet scroll forward eight years ? and all the while England huff and puff with the same predictable outcome.