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[kingplaya4]

I was looking over some of the English newspapers, and it seems they are blaming the coach or overpaid players for the result. I'm American and no soccer expert, but what I saw was a weak backfield and a disappointing Wayne Rooney (is he actually a good player?), but otherwise the players especially Gerrard looked sharp to me.

To me the game was more of a testament to whoever the fossils running Fifa are that they need some kind of technology to make sure the refs actually do their job. I believe they review goals in hockey, don't see why this can't be the case here. There will always be the human element with free kicks etc, but that was rediculous.

[YLWRocketMan]

Germany probably would have won anyway, but the 2 second half goals for Germany were a direct result of England having to push forward to find an equalizer. Had the Lampard goal counted, they could have stuck to their gameplan. Germany were by far the better team though and deserved to go through

[Quack Addict]

Now the country can get back to normal. South Korea and all the English speaking countries are knocked out.

[Senior]

You are right. FIFA is a joke.

Rooney was unfit. Perhaps some troubles off the pitch? He certainly didn't look himself. He scored 30 goals this season, he is a good player.

Both Gerrard and Lampard offered something. Lamps did score a "goal" after all. And he looked like scoring again. If he had been awarded his rightful goal, it might have been different for him.

Garry Barry wasn't up to much. The holding midfielder is a position they need to solve. Come back Hargreaves. If only Carrick wasn't a light weight. His passing from deep could be ruthless (he plays well in that position on Football Manager, why not in real life?)

They simply got found out at the back. Germany's second goal reminded me of Uruguay's first against Korea. Brain dead defending in the extreme.

[itaewonguy]

Germany out played them.. thats it!

[cj1976]

[Jimskins]

"Gerrard looked sharp!?"
"Gerrard offered something!?"

Don't know which game you boys were watching. Don't get me wrong, he's my favourite England player but all he offered were repeated 40 yard "Hollywood" balls to nobody. One of the reasons they keep him on the wing is to stop him doing this, but he still drifted inside and misplaced pass after pass.

Are you joking about Hargreaves?
From the Guardian March 25 2010: Richard Steadman, the Colorado based surgeon, who has operated on both Hargreaves' knees during the past 18 months, told him they were in a worse state than those of any professional footballer he had examined in 35 years.

Hargreaves would be grateful if he's able to manage the stairs to his seat in the Stretford end, let alone play for England again.

Its not Capello's fault, we simply don't have the players we did 10 years ago. In my opinion an endemic problem is that all the way down to grass-roots level coaching in England is practically none-existent, or poor at best. When i watch the little Korean kids at the football academy next to my place, I'm always amazed. Their technique is unbelieveable, from control to freekicks, and the coaching thorough. Most kids in England don't see a proper coach until they're in their teens, and then only if they're good.

When France didn't qualify for the 1990 World Cup (also in 1994), there was a massive shake-up and investment in coaching from youngsters to senior professional level. Who can say how much of a bearing it had on them winning the World Cup in 1998 and the Euros in 2000, but you can't deny that (present tournament excluded) France are a now a major and (resonably) consistent footballing power. They never were before.

What did England do after failing to qualify for the 1994 World Cup?
Bugger all.
And it shows.

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[bianca_dee]

All I can say after watching the game was that Germany performed really well in that game. It was an awesome display of their skills. That alone surprised England.

[Savant]

Either England were piss poor or Germany suprised them by showing them how well they can play good football.

Not to take anything away from the Germans but I'm going to go with piss poor.

It was embarassing watching the Germans run circles around the England team.

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