After England had qualified for the World Cup finals in South Africa with a record-breaking campaign to get there, confidence was high. In Fabio Capello, England seemed to have found a manager who could bring discipline and cohesion to the disparate talents of the squad. Yet in the run-up to the finals and once the tournament got under way, England were misfiring. Former England captain Gary Lineker had seen the team turn things round in the past but even before the first game, he was worried. Capello's tactics looked wrong. There followed reports of turmoil in the England camp, questions about the fitness of the players and ultimately Germany inflicted on England their worst-ever defeat in the World Cup finals. In Still Dreaming, Gary Lineker analyses not only why England fell so badly short in South Africa but also answers the question why it is that England continue to disappoint at the highest international level and what lessons we can learn not only from these experiences but also from other nations. 978-0-85720-149-2 £12.

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