England had knocked out Germany on Penaltys at Euro 96 and gone on to beat the Czechs in the final?
If England had won a major tournament in the 90's would the media still be as harsh as they are today? what about new/former talent what would have happened to them? Would Terry Venables have stayed on as manager? would it have given us a chance at World Cup glory in 1998?
I think if England had beaten the Germans in Euro 96 the expectations for France 98 would have gone through the roof. I think we would have been favorites for the tournament. I think Venables would have stayed on as manager and we wouldn't have had the embarassment that was Glenn Hoddle. Alan Shearer was regarded as one of the best if not THE best goalscorer in the world and having just moved to Newcastle at that time could have given his team confidance to go on and put up a major challenge for the Premiership that year. I don't think we would have seen Michael Owen destroy the Argentinians however as the winners of 96 (Fowler, Cole, Shearer, Sheringham) would have walked into the World Cup squad leaving no place for him.
So what do you think?
If England had won a major tournament in the 90's would the media still be as harsh as they are today? what about new/former talent what would have happened to them? Would Terry Venables have stayed on as manager? would it have given us a chance at World Cup glory in 1998?
I think if England had beaten the Germans in Euro 96 the expectations for France 98 would have gone through the roof. I think we would have been favorites for the tournament. I think Venables would have stayed on as manager and we wouldn't have had the embarassment that was Glenn Hoddle. Alan Shearer was regarded as one of the best if not THE best goalscorer in the world and having just moved to Newcastle at that time could have given his team confidance to go on and put up a major challenge for the Premiership that year. I don't think we would have seen Michael Owen destroy the Argentinians however as the winners of 96 (Fowler, Cole, Shearer, Sheringham) would have walked into the World Cup squad leaving no place for him.
So what do you think?