England’s “Golden Generation” has finally left the field. Although the country had some amazing players, namely, David Beckham, Jamie Carragher, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, and Frank Lampard, they played well for their clubs but didn’t really turn up for their country when it was time to compete at the World Cup. Finally, many of these players are out of the game and England can now move on and practice with a new and revitalized team. A few are still around, like team captain Gerrard, Rooney, and Lampard, but the latter should spend most of his time in Brazil vacationing rather than actually playing. Because of the changes in roster, the England team looks better than it has for many years. They have gone undefeated in the UEFA’s World cup qualifiers and so they are going into the group 6-4-0 with a 31-4 goal differential so they have automatic qualification. The whole country is earnest and hopeful about the team’s possible World Cup changes because they haven’t won the World Cup since 1966, the only trophy they took home. They came close in 1990 but lost out in the end.
Although this young team shows a lot of promise, they will still have many obstacles to overcome. First, the climate is very different in Brazil than cold, wet England. The have been training in whether that is drastically different from where they are going and their ability to adapt will make or break what they are able to win. No matter what, England has no where to go but up so any games that England is able to nab during this tournament will be a victory because it will mark that they are getting better and showing more promise. The player to really keep your eye on in this team is Wayne Rooney who plays for Manchester United. He is a forward and one of the greatest players alive today and one of the best in English history. However, even with all of these talents he has not done much for the English national team. Really, this World Cup stands as what he will leave behind as his legacy, so he also will give a boost to younger players as we works on his exit out the door. Whatever happens, it will be exciting to watch England play this year!
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