That's actually one reason I'm not a big football fan; the virulence of the language between rival clubs puts me off a good deal. You don't get rugby supporters calling opponents scum. Yes, I know in this particular case it's an established and time-honoured ritual. I just wish it wasn't.
They don't care about becoming the best team in the world.
I think that's rather harsh, though perhaps it might not have been in the fairly recent past. I think the "resting on laurels" thing was certainly true after 2005, and we deserved what we got in Australia. I don't think Pietersen thinks like that; I was rather sceptical about his appointment to the captaincy, but my opinion of him has grown a lot since then.
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That's actually one reason I'm not a big football fan; the virulence of the language between rival clubs puts me off a good deal. You don't get rugby supporters calling opponents scum. Yes, I know in this particular case it's an established and time-honoured ritual. I just wish it wasn't.
They don't care about becoming the best team in the world.
I think that's rather harsh, though perhaps it might not have been in the fairly recent past. I think the "resting on laurels" thing was certainly true after 2005, and we deserved what we got in Australia. I don't think Pietersen thinks like that; I was rather sceptical about his appointment to the captaincy, but my opinion of him has grown a lot since then.