Near 30 than 40 minutes when Ronaldihno went off and they were already ahead by then. Disagree about Germany. Had the equalizer counted it would have meant England were on the up and a young German team pegged back just before halftime. We had to chase the game and they got two more breakaway goals. England had other chances and so did the Germans. Fact is we were beaten by the team that eventually finished third which met the criteria that another poster suggested.
What I do agree with is that we don't have the creativity in midfield but as you say, that's not the fault of the players. However, with the results of the junior England team over the last 18 months then it does seem clear that things are moving in the right direction.
Surely, irrespective of the above, you either want your national team to do well or people are just willing them to fail to justify their own negativity. You get the same at Brighton although, thankfully, seemingly not in such significant numbers.
