This time … more than any other time…
June
2006
It’s all a ploy to confuse the enemy. In fact, the whole Rooney/injury thing… all a ploy…
We do it every four years. Our strategy is to look really terrible for the first round and then just squeak out of the group by way of arithmetical gymnastics in the last game against Poland. In the following rounds, we put on a stunning performance against at least two world cup powerhouses – leading to predictions which include the phrases /this time/ and /all the way/ – before getting knocked out by Germany on penalties.
This year we are being a bit more adventurous by actually winning a game in the first round. This time I think we can go all the way.