SGE has a pretty decent record for England in terms of number of competitive games (not) lost, as I recollect (although if you read my post, I said 'not completely outstanding'). Resentment against him now seems to be a case of sour grapes, frankly. Don't know much about Chelsea, but the fake sheikh deal at least, was entrapment, pure and simple. I'm surprised the paper didn't face more of a backlash for that. I might add that it certainly didn't seem to serve the English public's interests.
I suppose this all stems from England's collective self-delusion around every major tournament. Supporting England at football is like rooting for Henman at Wimbledon. The team's not the worst, but it doesn't ever have what it takes to go all the way, and emotionally investing in a tournament victory can only ever lead to heartbreak.
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Date: 2006-07-06 04:51 pm (UTC)SGE has a pretty decent record for England in terms of number of competitive games (not) lost, as I recollect (although if you read my post, I said 'not completely outstanding'). Resentment against him now seems to be a case of sour grapes, frankly. Don't know much about Chelsea, but the fake sheikh deal at least, was entrapment, pure and simple. I'm surprised the paper didn't face more of a backlash for that. I might add that it certainly didn't seem to serve the English public's interests.
I suppose this all stems from England's collective self-delusion around every major tournament. Supporting England at football is like rooting for Henman at Wimbledon. The team's not the worst, but it doesn't ever have what it takes to go all the way, and emotionally investing in a tournament victory can only ever lead to heartbreak.