| I would just like to comment how refreshing it is to see France who only a couple of months ago were supposed to be our (Englands) role model for youth development go crashing out because they just werent up to the task!! This again proves that no country has some secret coaching formula to create world beaters its just simply a case of generations of players happening to come through at the right time - and the next generation are obviously not so great and wonderful except people like Nasri and Ribery but every team has a couple of good players regardless how great their youth development is!! Dont for one minute think i dont agree that a good structered coaching system is not a completely good thing but as soon as England fail in anything yet a foriegn side do anything then they are wonderful and we need more work. Are you honestly telling me apart from maybe three top seeded countries in the Euros other countries there has players to the class of Gerrard, Ferdinand, Owen, Rooney, Terry, Ashley Cole etc etc etc etc yet are Greece better because they qualified and we didnt of course they arent. Anyone who knows anything about football has to realise that over 90 minutes ANYTHING can happen and the game is way to scrutinised and over analysed. Two weeks ago Holland werent given a chance in the Euro's then they had two good results and i heard said the other day its down to their academies...WHAT?? We all know about the famous Ajax youth set up but how successful have Holland and Ajax been in the last 10 years?? nothing exceptional, ok Holland reached a world cup semi but so have South Korea and Turkey, no disrespect to those two but again just because of a couple of good results in a tournament doesnt mean they are perfect!! Holland have had two good results now their whole countries structure is brilliant?? I would love to hear what our press would think of Cappello if England had performed like Italy have, yet there not hammering Donadoni and over analysing what every coach from grass roots upwards is doing!! So just imagine if Scott Carson hadnt accidentaly let a ball slip through his hands and we had drawn 2 - 2 with Croatia and qualified would our game still be in such a bad state??? The only thing wrong with the English game and football in general is over analysing, Coaches of Britian keep up the good work and ignore the rubbish about our players havent got technique etc...............NONSENSE!!
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