One of the funniest things to occur yesterday was listening to Chris Waddle totally loose the plot on Radio 5 in the post match summery of the Germany game. He actually went off his face including beating up (or what sounded for all the world like it) his commentary box. There was rants, thumps on the desks and several times when he had to catch himself before swearing.
The media were attacked for hyping the team, there were rants about the players not wanting it, being pampered and overpaid, that Capello must go, that every tournament England seem to go backwards, the occasional pause to take a deep breath and then off again.
Another highlight was listening to Graham Taylor check himself after saying "One of the problems is that there are too many foreigners coming over here...." in a statement that sounded more like a BNP policy than a football review. You could just about hear the sound of the shovel digging away as Taylor desperately tried to get out of the whole he'd made for himself. That is, of course, when Chris Waddle had stopped punching the desk.
What made the game so depressing was that sense of total capitulation. England's second goal over the line? Of course it was. Moment that changed the game? not really. England would have still needed a third goal so they would still have had to come out and attack Germany. It was being caught out too many times at the back that was the major issue. As one of the papers put it today, at least getting spanked 4-1 spared the next four years of "we was robbed" debates.
The next problem is where do England go from here? Sack Capello, erm didn't the FA just sort out his contract in the run up to the cup so that if he does go now then he pockets 10 million quid? Brilliant work that, its just a good job that at grass roots levels there is a bucket load of cash swimming around so they don't need it. Oh hang on, wait a second, there isn't.
The entire squad needs a shake up but with the exception of one or two players, how many of us would have picked a different squad to go? Rooney has scored over 40 goals for Utd this season but he didn't look like he could hit a cows ass with a banjo in the last two weeks and as far as pride in playing for your country, the guy never sings the national anthem, never looks like he's enjoying it, constantly whines about being bored and then rants at anyone who'll listen when its clear that he isn't playing well. And, the other 22 were just as rubbish.
So there you go.
Safe journey home England and don't worry fellas you will soon be back in your luxury multi million pound houses, driving your expensive sports cars and turning out for your premiership club once a week to the adulation of your fans. Its a had life.
