Have expectations ever been so low?

Quoted from Maringer

I can't say my expectations have gotten any higher following the appointment of Neville as a coach.

I think we'll probably struggle to get out of the group stage this time, to be honest. First time in a long while that I've thought that was a likelihood.

How do you know Neville is a bad coach? He's certainly articulate and seems to know the game inside out!

At least we qualified this time.

Quoted from GodHelpUs

How do you know Neville is a bad coach? He's certainly articulate and seems to know the game inside out!

Neville may have his badges but has never actually worked as a coach. I'd imagine a good analogy would be between a newly-qualified Doctor and another who has been in the job for years. Which would you trust to treat you?

I'd imagine that the appointment is as much a PR one as a football-based one. Fair enough, I suppose.

I am sure we will win the group easy,

THEN

Lose on pens in the quarter final.

Quoted from Maringer

Neville may have his badges but has never actually worked as a coach. I'd imagine a good analogy would be between a newly-qualified Doctor and another who has been in the job for years. Which would you trust to treat you?

I'd imagine that the appointment is as much a PR one as a football-based one. Fair enough, I suppose.

I would imagine having a ridiculous amount of experience working with players and staff at the highest level both with club and country would help in regards to coaching, he knows whats what, and hes even proved he has an eye for tactics and movement on Sky.

Quoted from Maringer

Neville may have his badges but has never actually worked as a coach. I'd imagine a good analogy would be between a newly-qualified Doctor and another who has been in the job for years. Which would you trust to treat you?

I'd imagine that the appointment is as much a PR one as a football-based one. Fair enough, I suppose.

Total nonsense. We aren't talking about the medical profession here...some of the best managers and coaches (many of them, in fact) have done best in their first job!

Mine are pretty much the same as always, dont think England will get past the quarter finals. History has shown that we do not generally finish in the top two of any tournament we enter so why on earth people believe every time a tournament comes around we will, is beyond me.

Sir Alf picked a team and there have not been many occassions since his reign that we have done the same, managers have selected a collection of star players, not many have selected rising stars or players for a role....Gerrard on the left as an example.

For the past 20yrs we have seen what is supposed to be the greatest domestic league produce very little of world class internationally. One of the Premier League's founding arguments was that it would reduce the amount of games players played to benefit the international set up. The Premier league reduces games so the clubs look elsewhere for revenue...Fulham have just finished a season they started 11 months ago and have played around 60 games.
When teams have a break they go on tour to Asia FFS.

I hope Hodgson has the b@lls to to weild the axe after this summer and start afresh with the next world cup in mind. Bin the overpaid underachieving supposed world class players and bring in some fresh hungry players and mould them over the next two years.

If England get to the quarters, it'll be a decent tournament.

Expectations are usually high, but unrealistically so.

Germany to win it.

Quoted from Les Brechin

For an England tournament campaign. Anyone else feeling the same?
For these Euro's though I just can't seem to get excited at all. Although I preferred Hodgson to get the job over Redknapp I can only see a real struggle to get out of the Group and even if we did I can't really see us progressing any further.

Here's hoping I'm proved wrong though.

the lack of excitement is probably due to the recent failures in recent years of the national team.I still feel England are a decent team with some very good players and on their day could beat anyone

It wouldn't be England without false expectations so we'll probably bravely draw with France to give some optimism before a disappointing draw with Sweden and a defeat by Ukraine to send us home.