These players won nine out of 10 qualifiers

I just cannot buy the line that they're not good enough. They should be good enough to compete, to reach the odd semi-final or final.

Finishing second to the USA and getting dicked by Germany is not representative of these players' abilities, easy target though they may be.

It is representative of their programming, their mental state, their desires, their fears and their clarity of thought in the white hot heat of battle.

Capello has failed to galvanise a team good enough to wipe the floor with Ukraine and Croatia (twice) and he must shoulder some of the blame for that. Not all - but some.

It isn't black and white, no one reason will suffice, but the players simply not being good enough is not something I subscribe to for one minute. We have clearly, undeniably underachieved.

Posted By: The Judge on June 27th 2010 at 21:58:17

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To blame Capello misses the point (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 27, 21:50:24
- no it doesnt (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 27, 22:00:51
- He's Easy To Blame In This Instance Though... (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Jun 27, 22:00:06
  - To be fair (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 27, 22:09:56
    - Didn't he relegate them? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 27, 22:12:54
      - No, that was Glenn Roeder. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 27, 22:14:39
  - rooney has been crocked every game (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 22:02:53
- These players won nine out of 10 qualifiers (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 27, 21:58:17
  - Why is it they constantly underachieve though? (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 27, 22:09:17
    - I don't know why. (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 27, 22:14:56
    - coach them better? (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 22:10:06
      - No (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 27, 22:13:56
  - agreed (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 22:00:58
- the way they haven't replicated club form is the problem (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 21:54:11
  - I've quite seriously never seen defending like it (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 27, 21:59:38
- s (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 27, 21:51:17
  - soz, didn't mean to do that (Other Football) - pants, Jun 27, 21:53:17

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