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by nkg 2937 days ago
England's poor performance is a mystery to me.
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tonyedgecombe 2937 days ago
I've often wondered if having so many strong club level teams is a disadvantage for the national team. Diverting resources and bringing in foreign talent may not help.

Having said that I really no nothing about football :)

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jvln 2937 days ago
England has an average team and only English don't agree with that. https://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-England-Germany-Australi...
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narag 2937 days ago
Maybe the fact that there is no UK national team?

Edit: Frankly I don't care so much about karma, but this downvote is strange. I would have thought that this reason wasn't controversial at all. I've even heard british players say that. Anybody care to explain?

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nkg 2937 days ago
Not downvoting, but I think England on its own has what it takes to do well.
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narag 2936 days ago
Of course, but a joint team would minimize luck's role. England won World Cup once anyway, didn't it?
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