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How far down the pecking order are England? |
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Why not? They're the competitions which matter the most.
You could liken it to athletes who may do well at the smaller competition meetings but fail to deliver at the Olympics. It's those big competitions which are the benchmark because they're the ones where teams try to do their utmost best to win. So you've got a much higher chance of all teams putting out what they believe their best possible sides are. As in national football, some managers don't invest as much effort into the smaller cup competitions and focus more on the FA or European cup. You could win lots of friendly matches but if your opponents aren't treating it as seriously as you are then it's perhaps not always a true reflection of who the better team is when at their strongest. |
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Arrogant statement. Algeria played better football than England this tournament.
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Are they suddenly better than England because they beat South Korea and took a point off Russia to progress from their group? I'm not sure...
Algeria played very well against Korea and Germany and England didn't play well in any game but that doesn't mean Algeria are a better side. I'd say Algeria had a better manager who knows how to get he best from his team but maybe that's a different point |
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