Team England: World Cup Recap
With a new manager and David Beckham on the sidelines, England football fans held as high of expectations as aever, but perhaps mistakenly so. The media machine in London roared more than ever during the WC build-up, fueled by the ubiquitous state of video and audio. The high coverage level of media probably led the collective underwhelm of a nation, as the team was clearly overrated. Fans’ opinions were generally raised over time, through the incessant drone of the “analysts” and their romanticism with hometown hype. Maybe it’s profitable for news makers to generate illusions; after all, they’re precisely that-news makers, but either way, an entire nation’s hopes were built up so high that the fall was practically stratospheric.
Energy is a funny thing. Maybe all the hype and hoopla affected things. For example- the inexcusable draw with Algeria, or the major gaffe by the keeper Green during the match vs USA. Had either scenario gone the proper way for England, they would have faced Ghana, and not the German juggernaut in the round of 16. Maybe the English would have found a goal in the infamous match vs Algeria, and Wayne Rooney wouldn’t have crumbled under the negative aura of English football fans who travelled all the way to South Africa. Yes, energy is funny indeed.
After the storm settled, it became obvious that Steven Gerrard, John Terry, an ageing Frank Lampard, and a slow Garreth Barry was a laughable talent pool to brand as World Cup finalists, or even semi-finalists. Germany outclassed them, and simply out-skilled them- this from the same team that ultimately succumbed to Spain in the final round of four via a ghastly display of non-possession. Had England somehow defeated Ghana, and miraculously gotten by Argentina, it’s safe to say that Spain would have handled England with relative ease.
Escorts London
Oh well; another World Cup, another disappointment, with England footy fans left to reflect. The bad news is that England likely will be without all of their current stars by Rio De Janeiro 2014. Time to focus on development, and fast.