Cameroon getting battered now.
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Fantastic world cup so far. Really surprised and disappointed by Brasil, Argentina and Spain, but otherwise a brilliant tournament. England were pretty poor but I've taken to expecting that.  |
Remember being critical of Brazil & Spain
. Spain exceeded even my expectations
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There is something very enjoyable about watching the top dogs get humbled and they've been humiliated in this WC, worst defence of a WC ever. Wonder what odds you'd have got on Spain to be the first team eliminated?
I thought we played quite well really (relative to how England teams usually play) and actually attacked, Roy kept to his word that we would risk defeat to play attacking football. No problem with that.
Ronaldo is out btw.
Time for our most important player to step up, Dr. Steve Peters -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...medium=twitter
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In short, this is the exact sort of situation for which Professor Steve Peters, England’s sports psychiatrist, was invited into "Camp England”.
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Regardless of results, it is certainly difficult to look at this England squad and not sense a rather happier and more balanced outlook than in previous World Cup finals. The fear of failure, a mentality that seemed to entwine with the eras of Sven Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, is far less identifiable.
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Peters’s priority will be to ensure that the minds of the players do not become preoccupied with such catastrophic thoughts.
“You want to build from the positives and the great thing about the first game, even in defeat, is that there were plenty of positives,” says Barton.
“They were playing the football that they wanted. You look to make tweaks but you don’t focus excessively on the faults.
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Do your thing Stevie P.