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Touched a nerve it seems. England fans are a very serious bunch. I wonder if Brazil rationalise their poor performance by saying "at least we are better than England". I can answer that - they do not. England being better than Scotland means nothing, I'm afraid, you have more than ten times...

Yep, that's the position of most England fans in most tournaments. They never learn.

Yeah this qualifying campaign wasn't brilliant but we finished third in the group, equal on points with the team in second. It certainly wasn't a disaster. We have only had one qualifying campaign with a 24 team Euros where we were unlucky not to qualify, we will qualify for an enlarged Euros...

Really? The semi final run in 1990 wasn't that impressive. England laboured past Cameroon and Belgium after extra time. They only managed one win in the group stage, struggling 1-0 past Egypt. The achievement of making a semi final maybe, but stand out performance wise Panama might edge it...

Can't really get past that unfortunately. Allisson is an excellent keeper coming off a fantastic season at Roma where he is being linked with Real Madrid. Pickford has come off a poor season with Everton where he shipped three goals in his last league game. They aren't even comparable...

Not really, I would expect most England fans would have this attitude. In my opinion, it doesn't particularly correspond to reality. England have one player that would make either of those teams. And it's not Walker, he managed to look bad against Tunisia.

And, indeed, a former St. Mirren player from Glasgow. Quite interesting that he's got such a good gig as a coach as he wasn't much of a player. Fair play to him, I'm glad he's done well. England are, quite obviously, judged on different plains from Scotland or Wales. And Germany and Brazil...

I was actually flying during the game, but the press and fan reaction has been astonishing to behold. I'll be shocked if they don't win it now. What a tactical and motivational masterclass Southgate has turned out to be. Is Kane now better than Messi?

And that is one quote of many. The quarters as a target would be the English football teams best achievement, by far, in the last 12 years. Southgate is one of the least qualified coaches at the tournament. I remember in the 2010 World Cup England fans bragging they had the best manager in...

I would click an article saying Bobby Zamora wants to be as good as Messi and Ronaldo. Doesn't make it news. These factors have been in place for decades and England have consistently, and significantly, underperformed in international football. You would think their fans and media would...

Not at all, England have always been incredibly positive as to their chances. I wish Scotland were more like it. To argue that they haven't been positive is quite astonishing. Shearers quote from Euro 2012 summed it up "maybe expectations are so low we just might win it". Rarely has one line...

Would be a rather odd thing to lie about it, had I been watching it I would probably have been posting about it on here. But, nevertheless, there are loads of games on at the World Cup and if you actually have a life you need to ration what you're watching. Spain Portugal was a game I...

Really? I didn't even watch the game, I don't expect I will watch any England games. Was it a good performance? I don't really know, I've long said England lack a creative midfielder and their two goals came from set pieces. The hideously overrated Kyle Walker gave away a penalty whilst the...

I don't know how you clarify "within reason". Plenty of big poor countries have won the world cup, no small rich ones have. Unless you consider, say, Uruguay, which isn't that rich. The point about malnutrition is absolutely relevant, but affects far less of the population now than it ever has...

I don't disagree with that, however, when answering "who thinks X" the answer is the people on TV talking about it. If everyone disliked them, or disagreed with them, they wouldn't be there. If you want to see what England fans think, one of them thinks Keylor Navas would struggle in the...

How is GDP per capita relevant? To a certain extent, obviously, those growing up in famine conditions are not going to be professional athletes. Additionally, richer countries can invest in facilities and coaching. However, far more important is the number of people you can choose from. Hence...

Probably why Germanys biggest rivals are the Netherlands. He's been a pundit on English football for over a decade, and is paid very well for it. There are few better people I could choose to represent the pulse of English football, but I also cited Alan Shearer. As for Scottish people...

There are no rumours about any Real Madrid players, really, other than those concocted by said players agent (which Ramos did recently before signing a new contract and Ronaldo does repeatedly). At Real, there is no way up, no where for Ramos to go. As for those centre backs, you've named one...

Nothing at all deluded about this statement. You're probably better than the Turkish league, right? Do fans really believe this nonsense about their own club? If you don't like my posts, don't respond to them. I wouldn't notice your absence in the slightest. Really? You are very easily...

I don't understand the methodology of the ranking at all.