We are out of the World Cup. I say we, I mean England's football team is now out of the competition.
That failure is representative of the present state of England. We are ruled by Scots, and the mainstream guru on BBC TV is an arrogant, self-opinionated Scot. He was crowing with delight as he started to blame everyone he could once it was clear we had failed.
That a country of over 30 million people had to choose a foreigner, an uncharismatic but testosterone-filled Swede, was ludicrous. Particularly when the job, when done by Englishmen, had been regarded as a part-time activity commanding a very small salary. Our Sven has picked up 5 million a year, for over five years, and achieved no more than our gallant English part-timers.
Before the contest our 'star' player was injured. There was much fuss about whether he would be fit enough to play. That he'd never scored a goal in a World Cup tournament was considered irrelevant.
This allegedly talented player demonstrates all that is wrong about football. He's an aggressive, short-tempered yob whose paid far more than his intelligence, let alone his talent, justifies.
We had an alternative, a young man who had never played in a first-class game of football, let alone a World Cup. That he was the next-best choice shows how reliant the English football leagues have become upon foreign players. These expensive yet talented young men come to England, take £100,000 a week or more, and then go back home (with our money). They take much more. They take a detailed knowledge of the way we play football.
Our captain, David Beckham, has now resigned. His days may be numbered in any case. A new team is taking over at Real Madrid, with 160 million Euros to spend. Beckham's presence at Real has not gained them any trophies, and that may be the last straw.
Empires come and go, and the demise of our football team is indicative of the state of the country.
Meanwhile two more British soldiers are killed in Afghanistan fighting a war that has nothing to do with us. I mourn that tragic waste of young life.
5 comments:
Why singing along – "I can't get no satisfaction"?
"There's a part of me that wants England to lose", you said in a previous post ("Monday", 2006-06-26).
Now, we HAVE lost (so very sorry we all are), and - in normal circumstances - you, or whatever "part" of you :) that wanted it, should actually feel satisfied. In normal circumstances, I said...
I am believe me I am. The country does not to be obsessed with football, which is no longer a sport, but a sordid business.
"I am believe me I am"
You are what? Satisfied? Your post above - just read it once again - does NOT sound like that.
playing 'multiple Trevor(s)' might be funny in certain circumstances, but it doesn't make much sense in this blog, don't you think so?
Somehow England team can get a lot of attention in the world cup, but there is no team work when it comes to play. Early exit was expected. Bad temper with a red card added the final push.
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