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Originally Posted by NewNick
With regards to "best record of all time", absolute bullshit. The basic numbers suggest a good record, in friendlies against weak opposition. But when it mattered against proper teams it was embarrasingly bad.
Lies, dam lies, and statistics.
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Not true at all
They won the qualifying group with ease, didn't lose a game, had a better score avg than most, excellent defensivly (0.63 avg) and england has moved from 8th to 5th in the fifa ranking under Capello.
That's excellent in my book...
I had a look at the latest friendlies against "weak" opposition that you mention:
15/11/11 FRI England 1 - 0 Sweden (rank 17)
12/11/11 FRI England 1 - 0 Spain (rank 1)
29/03/11 FRI England 1 - 1 Ghana (rank 26)
09/02/11 FRI Denmark 1 - 2 England (rank 11)
17/11/10 FRI England 1 - 2 France (rank 15)
11/08/10 FRI England 2 - 1 Hungary (rank 37)
30/05/10 FRI Japan 1 - 2 England (rank 19)
24/05/10 FRI England 3 - 1 Mexico (rank 21)
03/03/10 FRI England 3 - 1 Egypt (rank 36)
That is a excellent record (7-1-1) against pretty damn good countries..