A lot has been said about the failure by the national team to make it in the world cup and people in general have been critical about losing by 4 goals which is of course much higher than expected. There has also been debate as to whether the second England goal, which wasn't admitted because the referee was doing his nails at the time and didn't see it, would have made a difference psychologically. In other words would Rooney have stopped worrying about his hair going all over the place and would he have concentrated his mind on scoring another goal? We will never know the answer to this very hypothetical question I am afraid.
The one thing that annoyed me about the game on the day was comments made by one of the commentators. He referred twice to the fact that one of the German players was of Turkish origin and thought it was relevant for us to know that the player, although German born, had a Turkish father? I have no idea what he meant by that but he should certainly be supported by the BBC and would benefit from attending a course on how to be relevant? Why did he not, for example, state that Rooney who is born in England is from Irish parents? What is the difference? Why would either of these two facts have any relevance? Are we now into genetic football?
All that aside England deserve a better team. I am also critical of the fact that David Beckham is always protected by the press mainly because he has the money to have a publicist everywhere and anywhere. He obviously took the decision to keep out of the world cup but then sat around looking involved and making sure that the television cameras didn't miss his reactions. He should have made an effort to be in the game and his role with the team meant nothing. Do I sound bitter? Call me old fashioned but I think I do! I blame Bob Crow who apparently is on a salary (according to the BBC) of 120,000? He should get a better publicist and maybe David Beckham can give him the details of his?
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