Good posting but for all the facts in here nobody cant say the portuguese are cheaters of the worst kind.
One fact does not exclude another. Cheers eric -----Original Message----- From: "Chris Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Leeds List" <[email protected]> Sent: 07/07/06 12:33 Subject: Re: [LU] Rooney & Ronaldo The villification of Ronaldo and the entire Portugal team is simply a manifestation of denial. The English cannot accept the FACT that the national football team is a comprised of a bunch of useless overpaid serial underachievers. After watching Italy vs.Germany does anybody seriously believe in this 'golden generation' rubbish? Italy delivered the best exhibition of passing football I have ever seen, sheer unadulterated class. England at their best (or should that read least worst) could not live with the sheer quality that Italy showed us the other night. The facts about Rooney and Ronaldo are simple and clear - Rooney deliberately stood on the grounded player - as soon as it happened I knew he'd be off, it was clearly deliberate and not one person in the England team or management has tried to excuse him. Bizarrely the FA have taken up the cudgels, prolonging the embarrasment. Ronaldo did not get Rooney sent off, Rooney got Rooney sent off. Another myth is that Sven is responsible for the miserable state of the football team. Martin O'Neill got it exactly right when he said that Sven had improved the team by qualifying consistently. The theory that England should play 442 because 'thats what the players are used to' conveniently ignores the FACT that other teams switch formation at the drop of a hat. Our players are not as talented nor as sophisticated as most of the European teams - including Portugal - who by the way were missing two of their most influential players when they beat England. How would we have done deprived of Rooney - oh hang on a minute! In this country we elevate a bunch of mediocre hacks to the status of demigods and then blame all and sundry when it goes predictably and horribly wrong. Villifying the Portugese for diving whilst applauding the likes of Owen and Gerrard for 'winning' penalties is just hypocrisy. Face it - we were bloody dreadful, and got exactly what we deserved - nothing. Until the players start to realise that winning is not a right, we will never succeed in competition. Until spoilt underperforming halfwits like Michael Owen learn to accept criticism from their manager and work to improve, instead of running to the papers, until players stop referring to themselves in the third person - (how ludicrous a statement is ' It is not Gary Neville's right to give up playing for England' when uttered by Gary Neville himself) we will never win anything. pip pip Chris Wright _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-) _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
