Why England will never win the World Cup.

The England side that hoisted the trophy in '66 did so due to home advantage and an intimidated Azeri linesman. They were, and all England sides have been since, horribly unbalanced. Not a left footed magician on the side ever.

Sure Gareth Barry is tidy and Ashley Cole has a superstar wife, but the best of the England team comes from the right foot and always has since the time of Sir Stanley Mathews. Think of the best England players of all time and they all heavily favor the right: Beckham, Waddle, Wilson, Keegan, Charlton, Moore, Edwards, Mathews etc.

They make do with Gerrard, one of the only players on the England squad good with both feet, but the nation cries out for left-footed magic. And cry they should, as the Druids wept when the sacred oaks of Mona were destroyed.

Whatr does one have to do with the other? Well the supression of the Celtic mystery by the
pragmatic Anglo-Saxons is reflected in the lack of invention in the England side. The Celts have traditionally supplied the necessary invention to English football, ie Baxter, Gemmill, Best, Blanchflower, Giggs etc. Now consider if a united Great Britain were to field a team and bring in the best left footers from Scotland, Wales and Ireland. How good would Ryan Giggs, supplied by Barry Ferguson with Gareth Bale overlapping be? Good enough to erase the memories of the failed Steve McManaman experiment? Perhaps, but Scouse is not Celt and the English will have to muddle along on two right feet.

In the words of the greatest of the Celtic magicians when asked his opinion of Beckham:

"He can't kick with his left, can't head a ball, can't tackle and doesn't score many goals; apart from that he's allright."

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