Off Topic Why are the Germans more successful than the English at football?

[Tramore Ranger]

Some good points...
When I played football it was mostly on full sizish pitches with full size goals, not good when you are 4' 6" playing in a goal that is 8' high, no wonder a lot of matches ended up with double digit scores. No doubt that has changed as there is no way kids should be playing on full size pitches until they are 14 - 15 years, smaller pitches encourage greater ball skills and positioning which can then be transferred onto the larger area.
Plus as bob says above parents have to stop screaming at the child if he/she attempts something that doesn't work, winning isn't everything at that age...

 

[Queenslander!!]

Interesting posts.
I firmly believe in two major reasons we can't produce players to compete successfully against the Germans.
Firstly, look out of your window and think of the bog your child will attempt to play in this weekend.
Secondly, for generations we as a country have coached any natural talent out of players for them to become more robotic in their play. Box to box running has been more important than flair or creativity. Let children attempt the ridiculous without being screamed at by a parent or coach.
Pitches and coaching. Simples

Spot on Bob...As i knew you would be....So what do we do about it.

Controlling parents on the side line is the difficult one i think.

 

[Queenslander!!]

Some good points...
When I played football it was mostly on full sizish pitches with full size goals, not good when you are 4' 6" playing in a goal that is 8' high, no wonder a lot of matches ended up with double digit scores. No doubt that has changed as there is no way kids should be playing on full size pitches until they are 14 - 15 years, smaller pitches encourage greater ball skills and positioning which can then be transferred onto the larger area.
Plus as bob says above parents have to stop screaming at the child if he/she attempts something that doesn't work, winning isn't everything at that age...

Unfortunately mate, for those trying to live out their fantasies through their kids..It is mate

 

[The Billionth QPR Fan]

Mentality of coaches. They'd rather pick out someone who was big, fast and strong instead of somebody that possesses good technical ability. Somebody like Xavi, one of the best midfielders of this generation, was hardly blessed with pace or strength. I'm not sure whether he'd have made it through our current academy system.