I'm no England fan myself - in fact, I never wanted England to
progress far in years gone by due to a vast array of reasons
ranging from the invariable crowd trouble to my opposition of the
UK being represented by 4 'home nations' in football as it had
often compromised the interest of British clubs in Europe in the
pre-EU days - but I genuinely believe this is easily the best
England team in over 25 years.
Fitness and suspensions permitting, I remain totally convinced they
have got the best defence and midfield in the tournament - and all
their key players are of the right age and at the peak of their
prowess(certainly more mature and experienced at this level than
they were in Japan/Korea). Can't really disagree with Bobby
Charlton's assessment that this is England's best chance in 40
years to win a major trophy. 
