England's Misereable 2016 European Championships

What went wrong for England in the Euros?

England crash out of Euro 2016 following 'shock' defeat to Iceland

 

Yet again, another disappointing campaign for Roy Hodgson and his men at the 2016 European Championships. At the start at the tournament, there were huge expectations that Hodgson’s group of young and highly talent players along with a highly experienced and dedicated captain Wayne Rooney could potentially reach the semi-finals of the 2016 tournament. However, this did not prove to be so after Hodgson’s men crashed out of the Euros after a humiliating 2-1 defeat to Iceland.

Shortly after the game, Hodgson himself was forced to resign as England manager as he thought that the team needed somebody other than himself to guide the team in a new direction. Many people including pundits such as former England and Arsenal striker Ian Wright and Bournemouth Manager Eddie Howe.

But in the end, the FA decided to go with the highly experienced Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce who proved to be a pretty good choice but was unfortunately sacked just 4 weeks after his first game against Slovakia in a group match for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers.

The door is now open for another individual to take up the role of guiding the team in a new direction. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho stated that he felt sorry for Allardyce as he was one of his good friends and that his relationship with Allardyce will always remain positive and will not change despite what has happened in the past few weeks which meant that he was very loyal to him as a friend.

Ex-England manager Steve Mclaren said that he did have some sympathy for Allardyce however he believed that ‘football needs to become more transparent in the sense that the any personal issues from managers should be kept private and confidential rather than these issues appearing in the media.’ Allardyce himself stated that he felt guilty and admitted that it was ‘a silly thing to do.’ What an opportunity wasted.  

We now look ahead to the future and see what plans caretaker boss Gareth Southgate has up his sleeve in this low and frustrating time for English football and its fans. Who knows what will happen next.

Will captain Wayne Rooney be under pressure to keep his place as captain?

Will any of the players be under pressure to keep their place in the team?

Will England ever become a major force in international football?

All is to be decided.