well a point of view, like i say, i know sod all. I have the feeling however that on various occasions I've seen those players play better.

there has to be an explanation for that, when the expectations of the nation were raised so high, somehow nothing worked.

Sending a quarter of the team injured was (I think) unforgiveable. there is simply no shortage of footballers in England - and good ones at that.

i don't think I have any insight as to why it was so terrible. But I didn't think it was , as you suggest a good team playing at full stretch. they seemed more like good players functioning badly. Some will say that just how they were made to look by better sides, but I never really felt thay faced great sides.

however i'm willing to stand corrected.