If Coventry lose I get upset....if England lose I usually laugh because I expect it especially with that negative dope in charge...about time we had someone who could actually make England football proud again but while the idiotic heirarchy keep employing yes men we will always be also rans
Surely Southgate has made fans proud of the team again? There was a real connection between the nation and the team when England reached the WC semis - it wasn’t just that achievement, it was the way the team opened up to the media and fans and generally became more likeable after some grim years.
He followed that up with the run to the EURO final which was unprecedented. Sure, you can say tactics v Italy (and the Croatia semi we should have won) weren’t as positive as they could have been but there was definitely pride.
I went to the final but Germany was the stand-out - absolutely incredible day full of emotion and exorcised demons. One of the highlights was having a drink in London after - every pub was full and every pub was rocking; that’s the beauty of national team football - the collective coming together on a vast scale.
I go to a lot of England games and generally dislike a lot of the fans but I got the bug for international football watching that wonderful Brazil team on our first colour TV in 1982.
Does it make me love Cov any less? No. Like England, we’ve had some shit years but I love this team as much as any we’ve had and it’s bringing such excitement (with a dose of despair).
I’ve been buzzing for weeks and hope this continues with England before we get going again.
