Frankly, I think this is a big part of the problem.
When the big tournaments get down to the business end, the best sides are often full of arrogant bastards that go out there and get it done. The England football team always gets timid, and afraid of failure, and then cracks under the pressure. Argentina weren't a more talented side than us in Qatar, but they were mentally much tougher. So when the big moments came along, they seized them whilst we forgot to mark Giroud from a simple cross and then had our World Class striker put a pen into orbit.
And the thing that made me really angry about Qatar (and maybe this is just because I've been in America too long)......about half our fans seemed to think our World Cup performance was acceptable. We played well, France were a good side, no disgrace to lose to them.
Well I say B*****s to that. I'm tired of losing. Only one stat I care about from this point on, and that's major tournament victories. I'm done with handing out any plaudits until an England captain is holding a trophy.
