>england

Unsure. Sven wasn't really that bad, either.

>>74709879

Literally the all the scouse mafia's fault (Rooney, Carra la and Slippy G). They couldn't stop shitting the bed.

Because they dont give a fuck about the NT. Look at the Iceland game. None of them wanted to be there lol

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>>74709879
>They had god tier players in almost every position

spotted the EPLbabby

>>74709879
>couldn't into benuldies
>no decent GK
>tried to play without a defensive midfielder most of the time
>Terry and Beckham were the only ones that truly gave a shit

English football is poop AJAJAJAJAJAJAJ

>>74709879
England had a very good team in Euro 96, I would say even better than in '66. They are cursed by bad luck, like the Dutch.

>>74709879
Because there's just 1 NT trophy to be won every 2 years. Not every good team can get one.

>>74709879
>They had god tier players in almost every position

There are 4 good players in this picture.

>>74710789
>Owen pre injury
>Ferdinand
>Terry
>Carragher
>Lampard
>20 year old Rooney
>young Joe Cole
>Ashley Cole
>Beckham
I can understand Robinson and Hargreaves

Gerrard for example isn't even on the pic

>>74709879
>They had god tier players in almost every position

lmao what

>>74712711
Yeah, 4 good players.

>2002
>lose out to eventual winners Brazil
>2004
>lose out on pens to Portugal golden generation
>2006
>see 2004

Just bad luck really. Anything can happen in knockout games.

We didn't do that badly between 2002 and 2006.
2002: Lost to arguably the greatest international side in history, and they needed a wonder free kick from Ronaldinho to win the game.
2004: Lost on penalties
2006: Lost on penalties again

2bh, at the 2002 World Cup they should've reached the Final.

They were objectively the 2nd best team of the tournament back then and even against Brazil they were a bit unlucky with that meme goal they conceded back then.

Up until around 2006, England was a decent enough team that oftentimes got really unlucky in extra times or penulty shootouts.

No idea what went so horrribly wrong ever since in the last decade....

>>74716252
>>74716298

David fucking Seaman. I mean, he didn't even jump ffs.

Ridiculous goal

perennial underachievers

>>74709879
I asked this same question in the "your country's best NT" thread and it got deleted for some stupid reason I can't fathom

>>74716298
>They were objectively the 2nd best team of the tournament

It seems this cuck has already inadvertently bought into the narrative spewed by the Eternal Anglo.

The 2nd best team in 2002 was undoubtedly Italy.

>>74716393
Just like you were until 2008
And then you suddenly started to win everything left and right.

Although England currently aren't underachievers anymore.
Right now they're just shit.

>>74716247
>2004
>lose out on pens to Portugal golden generation

even >WE beat them in the 2002 world cup, being ahead 3-0 in the first half

then again that was probably our golden generation as well

>>74712711
>Hargreaves
He and Terry were by far the best England players in the 2006 WC

Gerrard and Lampard midfield with Scholes playing out wide.

Laughable.

The problem is that England's talents are split across multiple teams. Germany's WC-winning squad was basically Bayern Munich. Spains WC-winning squad was basically Barcelona. Their players had a chance to play every week with each other so they ended up transferring that success to their national teams. England's best players are evenly dplit between 6 clubs. And the closest thing we have to a PL team with an English core is Tottenham (who are born chokers).

>>74716451
>The 2nd best team in 2002 was undoubtedly Italy.
They were five minutes away from finishing the group stage with 2 losses.

>>74709879
They are just bland. I'm sure it has to do with lack of passion for the game.

>>74716252
>2002
>Brazil
>Arguably the greatest international side in history

MY

FUCKING

SIDES

There were better teams around
Like Portugal, Greece, Czechia

>>74716938
It took time for them to get together but once they were playing well, you had 2 former and 2 future Fifa best players, not to mention one runner up.
On paper, it was stacked as it rarely is, on field it had its problems.