Ricky1985 wrote:
I don't think Hamann is wrong. The Premier League is full of poorly coached teams, filled mostly with athletically gifted players of a poor technical and tactical level when compared to players in Italy and Spain, at least.
And even when the likes of Conte and Guardiola improve the level of the teams they're going to it'll be players from countries other than England that will be the players of class and quality in those teams.
What Hamann says is irrelevant - we're not finishing behind Italy, Germany and Spain. The country would be delighted with that. We're struggling to beat Wales, Russia and Iceland. Wales themselves have gone further in the tournament and their players are subject to similar conditions as the English players.
England have won ONE game out of eight competitive matches over the years. Sure, there's a discussion to be had between the relative styles of the leagues - which I've often said - particularly when compared to the Champions League performances but it's got very little connection to do with the current state of the national team.
