England don't stand a chance with Roy Hodgson

In the past we have had high hope; however in recent years those dreams have disappeared and even then we struggle to get out of the group stage. From Roy Hodgson’s half hearted tactical display in the Euro’s last year to Rob Green’s mistake in South Africa... just as it was all going so well. I suppose having the most diverse top league in world football does have a downside, one that you may rightly think severely damages preparation, quality, selection and fitness of our national team.

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England U-21’s dire championship, who to blame? (video)

The England Under-21 side that supposedly went to the Europe U-21 Championship in Israel may well have been on a tour of the Holy Land

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The England national team: failure to launch

Another anti-climax in a major international tournament for the Three Lions leaves a poignant reminder that we need to inspire creativity in our homegrown players to succeed on the national scene. Or does it?

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Has Stuart Pearce set himself up for a fall?

Stuart Pearce, as a manager, very much landed on his feet with the England Under-21 gig. His time at Man City is remembered as a failure, with his final season only bringing 10 goals from 19 home games. So how did he get his current job, and will he be continuing past the European Championships, as he wishes?

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UEFA Under 21 Championships - We coulda been a contender!

 

Let’s play a game I’ve unimaginatively titled “Cut out the middle man”. It basically involves us looking ahead two weeks to the end of the UEFA European Under-21 Championships and pre-empting the latest upcoming inquest into the state of English international football.

The competition will obviously be won by Spain. They have

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Jonjo no (Video)

Bad misses never get old, do they?

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Another overpriced youngster

It finally looks like the Wilfred Zaha saga is over, after months of speculation and rumours it appears that only one club were really that interested. Manchester United are said to have agreed a deal with Crystal Palace in the region of £15,000,000 - Shocking I know. Whoever values our young English talent nees to take a good look at themselves, a good look.

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What the Danny Rose racism row tells us about football

It’s quite unbelievable that in this day and age racism continues to rear its ugly head in football; but what’s even more amazing is that a governing body of a Euro nation appears to be turning a blind eye to it.

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The Serbian FA are having a laugh, right?

In the wake of the horrific abuse that Danny Rose received last night, the Serbian FA have all but taken it upon themselves to deny the on-loan Sunderland left-back received any form of harsh treatment during England’s 1-0 win over Serbia.

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Things are looking good for the Under 21's and Zaha (Video)

England Under-21’s progression to the European Championship next summer was overshadowed last night by horrible scenes in Serbia.

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