England Self-Destruct Early Doors

Traditionally, it was the job of the Netherlands to self-destruct at major tournaments as egos, bickering and weak management got in the way of the actual football. Although, to be fair, Spain have been pretty good at this kind of thing too.

So, it's nice to see that the 'home of football' - England - are taking this one step further ahead of the 2010 World Cup Final. England have chosen to self-destruct even before the tournament has kicked off.

With Wayne Bridge declaring himself unavailable for selection, Rio Ferdinand's back injury, John Terry's inability to a) pay attention and b) keep it in his pants plus the lack of consistent form from Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard; not to mention injuries to Glen Johnson, Aaron Lennon and others, who else other than me is extremely tempted by the very generous odds of 8/1 at 888 Sport for England not to qualify from their World Cup Group.