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The lack of hype surrounding England
Steveaustin316
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At this point in the 2006 and 2010 build up, there were loads of England flags hanging out of the windows here and the tabloids had gone into England hype overdrive.
This time it all feels different, I haven't seen a single England flag on display outside a supermarket and the tabloid hype has been much more low key. No one I know believes we have a chance of winning.
The dire performance last time must have really hit home to even the most optimistic England fan that we simply just aren't good enough.
This time it all feels different, I haven't seen a single England flag on display outside a supermarket and the tabloid hype has been much more low key. No one I know believes we have a chance of winning.
The dire performance last time must have really hit home to even the most optimistic England fan that we simply just aren't good enough.
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probably. But it is odd not to see the flags flying from every white van
And then if we beat Italy, the tabloids will be crowning us as Champions incarnate after 1 game.
And it went well for about half an hour into the opening game against the USA. After that, well....
England scraped through the group with 2 draws and a 1-0 win, and then came up against the Germans.....and lost 4-1.
Any hype was quickly extinguished, and the nation seemingly went back to saying how rubbish England were and that we'll never win anything again, blah blah blah.
So I'm quite pleased to see the hype almost non-existent. I think there is a good mood within the England squad from what I've seen, and although it's a young squad with a few experienced players thrown in, the potential is there to be at least half decent.
Wait until the results justify the hype. We may not be World Cup winners, but we are certainly not completely useless either.
Now, where did I put my flag?....
They produce any old tat, to sell don't they
Hodgson has you playing pragmatic, dull football but there's pace in the side and England always seem to score goals, even when they look ordinary.
I'd not be so depressed if I were you
I'm not sure what's preferable, the over-optimistic hype, or the incessant negativity we get around every England game now!
They brought a colour and atmosphere to the country that isn't usually there.
Where i live, during the last World Cup there was a noticable drop off from the numbers of flags on cars and houses, but there were still plenty of them around.
So far this time, i haven't seen a single car with a flag and only one flag hanging from on a blacony.
But today i did see two young lads dressed in Saint George suits and they were attracting some curious looks.
I do hope the flags come out because it's not quite the same without them!
Or people just aren't brainless patriotic morons anymore?
England have always been shit. People have just engaged their brains this time.
uruguay are a very good side, they have quality players right through the team, they are well capable of getting to the semi finals. from what i have seen of england in the pre world cup games i think uruguay and italy will put england to the sword, especially if england continue to pick rooney who is in woeful form...
Aye. I think we're more likely to beat Italy than Uraguay
Our record at major tournaments suggests we haven't been 'shit'. We haven't been the world beaters people have hyped us to be, but we regularly make the last 8 of major tournaments so we can't be that bad.
I think that come Thursday, the hype train may just be starting to move a bit more than it has done up to this point.
By contrast, Germany (where my family lives) is in an absolute World Cup fever! There are whole departments in every supermarket and newsagents dedicated to the World Cup. You can buy absolutely anything World Cup related, including tiny German WC baby grows.
The lack of excitement in England is quite sad.
True but we'd give up getting excited about a lot of things if there was always that hope no matter how unrealistic.
Maybe this doesn't apply so much to the once every four years fans, I don't know though, just guessing.
I'll probably never see my country play in a World Cup, but I'm looking forward to watching the whole tournament just the same.
What a joyful existence.