5 ways England can become serious World Cup contenders

Unity and Dignity

Garrard and Lampard: Can they inspire the English team?

The 4th and probably the most concerning problem for England football, even beyond the World Cup, is their player’s inability to move beyond club football. The young English players play in the most watched domestic league in the world, thus attracting great attention towards them. The fantasy leagues add up and what follows is their inability to transform and bring in equal amount of passion to the national side.

Unlike players from Uruguay or Mexico, the World Cup is not the platform to showcase their talent for the English players and that impedes the push, which takes the team that extra mile.

Hodgson will need the players of Gerrard and Lampard’s experience to inspire the dressing room and lead them towards glory, at the same time protect them from unwanted attention.