The former Manchester United defender reiterated that the Three Lions should only be regarded as one of the top eight sides in the world, taking into consideration their performances at major tournaments.
After their famous 1966 World Cup win, England have failed to live up to their potential and the hype surrounding the squad whenever they travel for an International competition.
While talent has always been on the side of the English, they have been unable to make the most of it on the pitch, struggling to gel together or getting knocked out on penalties most of the time.
The ‘Golden Generation’ was perhaps their best shot at glory, but the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 failed to inspire their country when it mattered most and as a result, the country doesn’t have anything to show for their progress.
At this summer’s European Championships, they were unsuccessful in getting the better of Italy after a slow start in the group games and were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gary-Neville-c14447, who was part of Roy Hodgson’s backroom staff, claims that the team are simply not good enough for their opponents and can only be counted as one of the top eight, not fourth as the FIFA rankings currently state.
"We have to see ourselves in the light of Spain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904, Argentina, Brazil. In terms of tournaments and measuring ourselves, the measure of an England team this last 10 or 12 years has been mainly around quarter-finals. We are in the top eight teams in the world. That's fact."
"I never saw an England team in the last 40 years that kept possession against teams like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 for a lot of years and wanted to keep the ball better, wanted to be more successful, wanted a winning team – all those things,” he said.
As the former World Cup holders continue their struggle to gain silverware on the International stage, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 have emerged as one of the greatest National sides in history and are unlikely to be ousted from top spot anytime soon.
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