England ranked 14th by FIFA

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tin Monkey

If it's the money thing that stops England's players performing at 100% as stated by some on here, why doesn't it affect other countries? Italian players are paid high wages, as are the majority of the Brazilian players (playing in Spain, Italy and England), so why don't they play with less determination for their countries?

The money argument doesn't work for me.

No it does't work for me either TM. mind you if the players have the same attitude to the fans then thats your answer. Ask any fan in th country, if they would sooner see their own club win the league or a cup (and I'm not just talkng about prem fans here) or England win a major trophy, the bigest majority would opt for their own club, maybe the players are more interested in club than country too

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by jaysay

maybe the players are more interested in club than country too

That's a good point jaysay. There is so much emphasis placed on club football that the international standards are bound to suffer.