At 3pm on Sunday, England fled to the pubs to support the nation’s team, only to resurface in disappointment. Germany thrashed England 4-1, securing Germany a quarter final tie with Argentina on Saturday afternoon. England’s final World Cup match marked their worst ever result in a major tournament.
The BBC report that Philip Lahm stated that England were unprepared for the match and possibly underestimated the strength of the German side. England were supposed to be the more experienced compared to Germany but there is a lot that England could learn from the German players, especially Thomas Muller. Muller was the star of the match. Former international , Chris Waddle defended the England team by blaming the FA for doing nothing to develop football talent in the country.
Fabio Capello’s future as England Manager is now under scrutiny. The Sun’s Chief Sports Writer, Shaun Custis asked whether Fabio will be resigning. Fabio answered that he wouldn’t, but admitted that he would be having talks with the FA Chief, Sir David Richards about his future. The Mail Online claims that Fabio is hiding behind the official’s inability to spot Frank Lampard’s shot had dropped almost a yard over the goal line. If the FA support him as Manager he will continue to work to the end of his phenomenal £6,000,000 contract.
