Hats off to the young fearless Germany for once again proving that the influx of foreign players to the English Premier League (EPL) has stifled the local talent development in England.As one of my friends jokingly put it this morning: " that was shameful refereeing! England should have lost 2-4 not 1-4!"
And as the great BBC commentator Martin Fookes (not to be mistaken with the legendary Martin Tyler who called the game for ESPN & SBS) put it this morning ".....at the end the disallowed goal was not unjust simply because Germany were superior, England's defence was shambolic & Rooney was invisible!"
The sad truth however is that the English & the English media have an scapegoat again! They will concentrate on Lampard disallowed goal & not the fact that Capello & his team once again failed in the same gigantic level as Italy & France did! They were simply lucky to get through the first phase & were tactically naive, physically below par & had massive internal issues as highlighted by John Terry's foolish & unsuccessful attempt to capitalise on it last week.
Since 1966 World Cup win in their home soil, England's international record is simply embarrassing. Since the loss to England in the 1966 World Cup final, Germany has advanced 11 times to the finals of the World Cup and European Championships and won five. England meanwhile has not reached another final of a major tournament since 1966. More astonishingly, since 1966, England have only beaten Ecuador, Denmark, Belgium, Cameroon and Paraguay in the later stages of the World Cup, a clear sign of not being amongst the world elite.
Hats of to my beloved Germany & her fearless young guns for crushing the out of sorts England 4-1. Unlike England, Germany have once again overachieved in the World Cup stage beyond their appparent capability. Next is Argentina, by far the most impressive team of the World Cup so far, and a repeat of the quarter final in Germany 2006. Argentina may be the favourites to win, but this young, hugely talented & fearless German side is also capable of causing more upsets.
