The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial
•There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final.
•But the players also gave the nation some memorable highsHistorically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side.
•But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality.
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المصدر: The Guardian Football | Source: The Guardian FootballThere was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highs
Historically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality. “It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet”, as the Three Lions song had it in the 1990s, when England exited a World Cup and a European Championship at the semi-final stage.
This summer, Oasis’s Wonderwall has been the soundtrack as Harry Kane and co progressed to Wednesday’s climactic semi-final showdown with Argentina. This is a song which, very wisely in an England context, puts a heavy emphasis on the idea of “maybe”. In the end it turned out to be maybe not.
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