Are England the World's most over-rated soccer team?

[chirpychirpy]

Discuss

[mightyWBA]

Yes.
By our media,not by the supporters.

[ELVIS68]

Soccer?

[poodicat]

Hi chirpy,maybe you will struggle,i think they are way over-rated

[MarkRae]

I'd say that most people have a fairly accurate assessment of them...

Obviously, right now everyone in England is suddenly a football expert and knows exactly what the problem is.

But, as a Scot, it seems to me that they are a group of very talented individuals who have not been coached into playing as a team. And the blame for that can only lie with the manager...

[flobadob]

No one rates them outside of england. What reason would there be to rate them highly? They've done nothing.

[BertiWooster]

it's the ball stupid ......

[BertiWooster]

...it just wont go where it's supposed to .

[BertiWooster]

Now , can i have 500k per year for being a knowledgeble pundit

[trt]

The balls are to round.

[MarkRae]

To round the Horn, surely, given the location...

[MarkRae]

Denzil...???

[ayabrea38]

I will not claim to know ANYTHING about football,but England pay their footballers a lot of money and they don't do that well.Way back,when footballers where paid an honest days pay,for an honest days work,they did OK.The team they where up against tonight do not pay their team loads(by our standards)yet,they did OK,considering their resources..... do you see where I am going?

[Booldawg]

To be fair alot of the top footballing nations havent got off to a great start; France, Spain, Portgual. They seem to be expecting to walk through the group stage. Theres alot of hungry, passionate teams that you wouldnt rate on paper that are really bringing the game to these primadonnas.

[brionon]

To bring Crouch on 7 minutes from the end is an insult to the player.

[mightyWBA]

Chig when did I "ridicule" you...I'm puzzled.
Flobadob you'll find not many people in England rated them,or expected us to win it.
Stop taking notice of our stupid media.