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'stone hammer wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:30 pm Christ, that's sad. I'd be curious to know how many games that's from.
1970 WC - beat Romania, lost to Germany
1972 Euros - lost to the Germans
1974 WC - DNQ
1976 Euros - DNQ
1978 WC - DNQ
1980 Euros - out in the group stage
1982 WC - out in the second group stage
1984 - DNQ
1986 WC - beat Paraguay, lost to Diego's handball & England's slow-motion midfield failing to kick him when he set off
1988 Euros - out in the group stage
1990 WC - beat Belgium, beat Cameroon, lost to Germany
1992 Euros - out in the groups
1994 WC - DNQ
1996 Euros - beat Spain, lost to Germany (pattern forming here)
1998 WC - lost to Argentina
2000 Euros - out in the groups
2002 WC - beat the Danes, lost to Brazil
2004 Euros - lost to Portugal
2006 WC - beat Ecuador, lost to Portugal
2008 Euros - DNQ
2010 WC - out to Germany
2012 Euros - out to Italy
2014 WC - out in the groups
2016 Euros - lost to the Iceland’s postmen
2018 WC - beat Colombia, beat Sweden, lost to Croatia
2020 Euros - beat Germany, beat Ukraine, beat Denmark, lost to Italy
2022 WC - beat Senegal
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In total, that's 12 KO wins since we lifted the big one. How did we manage to be so catastrophically sh*t for so long, especially in the 70s, when English clubs were picking up European titles?
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1970 we lost to Germany
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James P wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:56 pm 1970 we lost to Germany
Fixed :newthumb:
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dasnutnock3 wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:27 pm
2016 Euros - out in the groups
Went out to Iceland
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Euro 92 we went out in the groups. It was the end of Linekars international career.
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Cheers chaps, will update for posterity.
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dasnutnock3 wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:29 pm In total, that's 11 KO wins since we lifted the big one. How did we manage to be so catastrophically sh*t for so long, especially in the 70s, when English clubs were picking up European titles?
Fair play for doing that research mate :lol:

Far too many DNQ early on in that list.
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'stone hammer wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:52 pm Fair play for doing that research mate :lol:

Far too many DNQ early on in that list.
Few corrections added - it’s 12 KO wins. Still pretty feeble, all things considered.
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Based on those stats it'd be criminal not to give him another tournament. The players clearly respond to him and respect him.
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dasnutnock3 wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:45 pm
"England won six knock-out games in major tournaments from 1968 to 2016.
It’s actually 7, from your own list.

Still a staggering fact. Even worse is 3 DNQs in a row in the 70s when English football was starting to dominate in Europe.
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all I honestly care about (in the big picture) is that he made us relevant for loads of people like me.

people who "turned off" bothering mainly due to the cocks that we had playing for us and their attitude. the manager in most cases didn't help that image.

I have several criticisms about his game management at times, but all credit due, I look forward to watching us play, I really like the players who play for us, obviously not generally when they're paying again West Ham, but I can't fault people like Kane who always seems to play for the team. McGuire who despite all of his critics, usually turns in pretty good all around performances for the national team, Sterling who I really think has severe limitations in his general thinking inside the 18, I'm not even fond of Pickford, but honestly when they pull the shirt on, how they come across in national team interviews, their body language toward each other when they play for us, Southgate has brought that to the table.

bit of a summation was Henderson's goal yesterday. he hasn't been playing much for his club, hasn't played much for the national team, but he didn't hide yesterday. when he scored what was a really good goal, the players all seemed happy, not only for the goal, which is an initial reaction, but they genuinely seemed over the moon for the bloke.

now of course these are just my observations and based on nothing much other than I look forward to us playing whereas I didn't particularly before Gareth came along.
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^^^ Great post
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'stone hammer wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:16 pm Based on those stats it'd be criminal not to give him another tournament. The players clearly respond to him and respect him.
Indeed. I actually think you can draw some parallels with Moyes when you compare his WHU record to that of our previous managers in the top flight and Europe from the last 35 years.

(Without dragging this thread off piste!)
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'stone hammer wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:30 pm Christ, that's sad. I'd be curious to know how many games that's from.

In comparison, since 1966 to 2021 (England's terrible knockout record), Germany have won 34 games.
Italy - 19
France - 22
Spain - 14
Portugal - 10

'Croatia, who have only existed in FIFA formats since 1996, have five knockout wins'
That'll be 6 now after today's game.
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sendô wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:19 pm It’s actually 7, from your own list.

Still a staggering fact. Even worse is 3 DNQs in a row in the 70s when English football was starting to dominate in Europe.
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Cuenca above :thup:
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Cuenca - spot on, exactly how I, and I suspect a lot of people, feel about the international team now.

It really was difficult to like anyone on the field for a long period of time, then eventually when all the interviews from past players talk of each team having a table at meal times, players of different clubs not mixing at all etc etc.....it really showed on the field. Maybe this crop of youngsters is just more likeable.
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I struggle with his tactics/selections/subs at times, we have been pretty dull to watch, on too many occasions.

However, his tournament record speaks for itself really, and I have huge respect for the job he has done, he's created an environment that players now want to be apart of, he's brought a club mentality into the setup, and even if we don't win a trophy under his stewardship, he has laid the foundations and will leave a legacy which will stand us in good stead for many years to come.

Fair play Gareth.
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S-H wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:55 pm even if we don't win a trophy under his stewardship, he has laid the foundations and will leave a legacy which will stand us in good stead for many years to come.
Completely agree S-H, however there won't be a better time to win one than over the next decade. We have an abundance of young talent coming through while most nations (but not all, unfortunately) are still relying on the old guard with little to replace them.

I was discussing this with a mate; why are there far fewer world class players now? A decline in quality coming through, or has the overall bar been raised? Maybe a golden generation of players?
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