Obviously, today's big news is that England lost. I was out and about enjoying the eastern fall in the mountains today and didn't see much of the action. But I arrived home to read all about the crying McClaren and how a horrible call has now ruined everything for England. If I'm not mistaken, hasn't a whole slew of pathetic performances ruined everything for England? Come on now, blaming the ref is just sad, but I suppose England need to point the finger at someone... Now while I don't give a rip about Russia, it would be refreshing to see England out of a major tournament. And if that does indeed happen, McClaren will likely be out as England boss. I suppose sacking McClaren is the right response, however I have this sneaking suspicion that it's not really the coach after all. We can see McClaren's past successes, and we can certainly see how well Sven is doing with sorry old Manchester City (who, frankly, look pretty damned sharp these days). Perhaps England's supposed superstars are just not capable of playing as a unit, and additionally and more likely, their world-class midfield is just simply mediocre. And is Robinson really the best England have got?
In other games: The Czechs demolished Germany to qualify, Scotland (back to their old ways) folded against Georgia, making it look more like France and Italy will go through (just as everyone would have guessed) and the holders Greece also qualified today. Again, there is still so much left to be settled---more to follow, next month.
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