Poll: World Cup!

[Marjo]

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Note: the poll below is now closed! Thanks for everyone who participated. Check out the results here, and keep an eye out for a new poll soon!

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Hi guys, I hope you're enjoying your day!

As the World Cup is upon us, our second Off Topic poll is related to that. 

If you'd like to participate in the poll, please find it below and pick the option that you identify with the most. You'll have until Wednesday 20th June evening to participate, and I will post the results in this topic after the poll has closed.

If you haven't registered to the community but would like to vote in the poll, you can do so! However you'll need to register first in order to to participate in the discussion below.

Thanks all in advance! I can't wait to see the results of this one. 

Also, feel free to let me know if you have any cool ideas for future polls!

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

We just don't dare to hope...............

And I hate that song so much....it's a pile of

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https://youtu.be/Yb3gYXuvqUM

[Cleoriff]

The crowds were singing it at Silverstone today....I quite like it

[sheepdog]

So Croatia drag themselves on to play England. Hmmm, with a tired team it is England's best chance of making a final ever. But this just on the BBC may dampen enthusiasm:

Though sad to see Russia exit, it would have been a thrashing by England with the worst case scenario of Raheem Sterling actually scoring!

[Cleoriff]

I'm pleased Russia are out. Although their fans have behaved impeccably up to now, I doubt that would remain the case if we went on to beat them.

[Anonymous]

It’s been a remarkable World Cup so far, with Brazil, Germany, Argentina, and Spain all failing to make the last four (surely a first?), and I was interested listening to Alan Shearer making the case that you can only play what’s in front of you, by admitting that he couldn’t remember who England had played in the early rounds of the 1966 World Cup. I had to look it up, but their route to the final certainly looked a lot harder back then, with Uruguay, Mexico, and France in their group, and then having to beat Argentina, Portugal, and of course West Germany in the knockout stages. 

If you discount the Belgium game (having already made the knockout stages), then England haven’t really been tested yet. But that’s not to play down their achievements this time around, and Gareth Southgate has done a fantastic job of getting the best out of this young team. The pressure may eventually tell, but they’re still in the tournament, and sometimes your name is on that trophy. 

[Cleoriff]

They made a point last night that more players in this squad haven't all started in the top tier of football.

They may be there now but their route (for many) has started in really lower tier teams. They listed a few and mentioned Coventry as one of the teams.

Without going through Wiki for all 23 squad members, neither my husband or I can think which player this was.

Probably one who hasn't played yet...

[jonsie]

From the Telegraph ::

......Jordan Henderson, who cites his loan to Coventry City as a key moment in his “progress as a player”.

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

From the Telegraph ::

......Jordan Henderson, who cites his loan to Coventry City as a key moment in his “progress as a player”.

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That’s nice to hear. No egos in this England team 

[Cleoriff]

Thanks for that @jonsie...Never dreamt it was him..

[jonsie]

Most promising youngsters are sent out on loan to toughen them up and to get 1st team experience. At an early age a lot of them can then challenge the highly paid overseas stars brought in to appease shareholders and fans. Sadly, many of them languish in the lower leagues, although doing something they love, at a fraction of the rewards were they given a chance in the top league. David Beckham was loaned out to Preston but it inspired him to greater things. So that system does work but it's mainly down to the players determination.