The reasons why England's Golden Generation never won anything | Oh My Goal

I think they did okay but for the ability they had I think they underachieved for sure. Micah Richards said it all. Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney. England had an incredible generation. Their golden generation between 2002 and 2010. But this generation never won anything. How is this possible? Look at this incredible team. How did they never win an international trophy? Worse, they didn't even play a semi-final. Nothing. That's even worse than Arsenal. There are three reasons which explain this failure. One, too much pressure. Oh My Goal met up with Micah Richards, England's right back in this golden period, at the Blue Moon event by Puma in Paris, during which Puma highlighted their partnership with Manchester City. Richards had 13 international caps. And he has a very clear opinion on why this England team didn't win anything. I think England as a nation put too much pressure on them because it was doing so well in domestic competitions. You know, winning Champions League, winning Premier League. When they expected them to do that at international, they put too much pressure on them. According to Gary Neville, the players may have been nicknamed the golden generation. But it was only hype, a marketing campaign. Neville believes this generation was completely overrated. Okay, the Three Lions could have definitely won the 2004 Euro. England lost in the cruelest of ways against Portugal in the quarterfinals in a penalty shootout. But according to Neville, in other competitions, the other teams were simply better. Ronaldo and Ronaldinho's Brazil. Henry and Zidane's France. Pirlo and Buffon's Italy. Xavi and Iniesta's Spain. These teams were simply more complete and solid than England. I don't think we've had great players. People go on about the golden generation. I don't think we've had it because they haven't won anything. So they're not a golden generation. Number two, tactical problems. England had an incredible midfield. Look at these faces, these players. Inspirational, right? But in the end, this huge range of talent was a problem for England. The national team had multiple world-class players in the same position and huge gaps in other positions. They didn't really gel too much. I think they had too much superstars where sometimes in a team you need someone to do maybe the hard work and the work that goes a little bit unnoticed. But I think it was trying to fit Gerrard and Lampard in the center mid together. It didn't really work out. So yeah, I think they did okay. But for the ability they had, I think they underachieved for sure. Puma ambassador Micah Richards summed it up. France have N'Golo Kante. Germany had Schweinsteiger and Canera. Spain had Busquets. England didn't have a man behind the scenes. Right, they had Carrick. But I mean Carrick. Three, tension between the big clubs. Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard recently admitted it. He hated the English players at Manchester United, like Rio Ferdinand and Neville. There was hatred, truly. But when you were on the England team, you pretended to like them. But... The rivalry between English clubs was crazy at a national and European level. As a result, the biggest stars seemed to prioritize their clubs over the Three Lions. It has to be said, this golden generation didn't have luck on their side. Eliminated on penalties in 2004 by Portugal. Eliminated on penalties in 2006 by Portugal. You need a bit of luck to win a penalty shootout. But also nerves of steel. England were lacking in both these things. Overwhelmed by pressure from the media and the fans. The new generation, led by Sterling and Kane, is incredibly promising. Let's hope they're left to work and progress in peace. They could do better than this golden generation who, unfortunately, didn't win anything. Thank you for watching this video. If you enjoyed it, don't forget to leave us a like and please subscribe to the channel. Now the voice is yours. Give us your ideas for new videos in the comments.