Think we'd have struggled in any group. Just don't see goals in the side and it's down to the manager's mentality. Loads in the press saying we played expansive football, I just thought it was a disjointed mess with no real pattern. Just been reading a few journo's on twitter and there's talk of Hodgson laying the foundations for the future. Heard it a million times before and often with better managers than him in place.
This backing he's getting is bizarre. On what basis, first English side to go out of the group stages since 1958 with a pool of decent young and old talent? He talks a good game I'll give him that, and the suits must lap it up.
Thought we played well in patches but experience beat youth. If we're going out at least keep the young lads in and same approach. Think any coach in the world would know about the strengths of Pirlo etc tho and two strikers on the flanks is s*** without the right personnel who commit to the role, and Rooney just won't do that. If he's not up to a striker role he needs dropping.