Anyone else getting just a little hopeful?
That's two pre-WC friendlies, and two very comfortable wins. Nigeria are at least as good as Tunisia, and Costa Rica are significantly better than Panama.
Have to think we'll at least finish second in the group, and then have a chance to beat anyone from Group H. Could then be Germany in the quarters, and they're hardly in a rich vein of form at the moment.......
Maybe I'm delusional, but while expectations aren't that high, I don't think it's impossible that we make some noise.
Apart from anything else, in year's gone by we've gone into the tournament with a bunch of established superstars who've been absolutely knackered by the time the tournament started. Current squad's a lot younger and a lot fresher because most of them don't play every minute of every game for their clubs; there's also some genuine talent there.
I still worry about the centre of midfield, and obviously we could just bomb out completely. But feeling more positive than I have for a while now......
That's two pre-WC friendlies, and two very comfortable wins. Nigeria are at least as good as Tunisia, and Costa Rica are significantly better than Panama.
Have to think we'll at least finish second in the group, and then have a chance to beat anyone from Group H. Could then be Germany in the quarters, and they're hardly in a rich vein of form at the moment.......
Maybe I'm delusional, but while expectations aren't that high, I don't think it's impossible that we make some noise.
Apart from anything else, in year's gone by we've gone into the tournament with a bunch of established superstars who've been absolutely knackered by the time the tournament started. Current squad's a lot younger and a lot fresher because most of them don't play every minute of every game for their clubs; there's also some genuine talent there.
I still worry about the centre of midfield, and obviously we could just bomb out completely. But feeling more positive than I have for a while now......