Oh don’t get me wrong, it is not impossible that England win it as it is after all a cup competition and the nature of said event, with the slight imbalance between the sides on both sides of the draw, means any team could triumph. Denmark in 1992, Greece in 2004.Originally Posted by Sir C
I'm not speaking from a sense of optimism at all. I hate the idea of Tottenham winning the world cup.
I'm pretty sure that every nation left in it has watched Germany, Argentina and Spain go out, coupled with the absence of Italy and Holland, and thought, 'With only two big, big teams left in it, anything is possible...'
However my point was more around the hype which has been created, to a degree understandable as that is what the media do, but equally it is a madness. There has been nothing about England’s performances in Russia to date to justify the escalation in expectancy.
At various points we will have seen Croatia and then France put together a performance which does make you sit up and take notes in your tactics notebook, Spain even in the first game v Portugal.
There are 4 teams on the other side of the draw whom I think we most would accept that 3 of whom would beat England, there is Croatia on this side and as before Colombia are being written off quite bizarrely despite pre-tournament being recognised as a potentially very tough last 16 opponent.
Still, cup competition. Who knows.
I am not even coming at it from an angle of hating the English as many are. Just logic, and hope.
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