: Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:34 pm
mystic eddie wrote:
:lol:
The usual English arrogance has started earlier than normal!
Not at all, it's the first time I've ever genuinely believed we are capable of more than the last 16. But with the route to the final we will probably have we really should be in with a strong shout. Should it be them, if we can get over the Germany hoodoo in the quarters we're a better side than they are IMO, and the semi-final opponents will more than likely be whoever emerges top from the most difficult group - in which case we may be in better shape at that stage of the tournament - or the Dutch who will be about due to go mental, decide they all hate each other, and crash out with their worst performance as per usual. I personally think this may be one of Italy's poorer world cups.
I'm not for one minute saying we should march to the final easily, but we are definitely capable of getting there.