These guys went into this tournament no doubt with plenty of people writing them off after being drawn with Spain and Holland.
They'll have heard that they're not good enough, that they have no players to scare opponents and that they couldn't possibly compete with the absolute best.
And they basically went out there and said "so f@cking what?"
They've proved to the world that you don't need top class players to have a top class team.
For all the skills and all the ability of the Messis, Ronaldos and Zlatans of the world, if you have the right game plan and a bit of self belief, you can take on just about anyone.
If we can take anything from this tournament, please can it be that?
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England can learn from Chile
comment by Fan Gillhaus 1903 (U3339)
posted on 28/6/14
no prima donas in the Chile team, unlike England, players from Wigan, Forest, Cardiff playing out of there skin..England should hang themselves in shame
posted on 28/6/14
Lol
comment by $ka (U3522)
posted on 28/6/14
It helps to have players like Vidal and Alexis Sanchez.
comment by Fan Gillhaus 1903 (U3339)
posted on 28/6/14
only big name players the have
comment by Mr. Unsubscribe (U1110)
posted on 28/6/14
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comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted on 28/6/14
we already know how to bottle penalty shootouts
posted on 28/6/14
Welp, it looks like trying to gain any kind of positives from this tournament is a waste of time.
ROLL ON EURO 2016!!!
comment by JackScat (U5618)
posted on 30/6/14
It's the arrogance from TV pundits, the FA and possibly the England team itself when it defines itself as one of the major teams in world football, while at the same time dismissing the likes of Chile & Costa Rica, as "mediocre" at best.
It always makes me smile when the likes of Shearer & Lineker, ramp up England as world class prior to a World Cup, and then go into a panic when England are drawn in a so-called "group of death"; and they're then constantly back-tracking with excuses like "we could have used a friendlier draw!"
The quicker said pundits, the media & some fans get used to the idea that England is in itself just a "mediocre" team with mediocre players, the better we can raise our game and exceed these expectations in the future.
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