Good result, but still a way to go

One thing you can always be sure of: the longer England wait for international footballing success, the more exaggerated the praise and adulation becomes.

Am I the only one to think statements like this aren't particularly helpful? I almost want to show at the team and its manager to shut up and get on with the job in hand - and win the bloody thing.

Then - and only then - will I start to listen to comments like these.

One drawback though: with England to play Portugal in the quarters, there's clearly no way I'm going to be able to pop down to the Costa do Estoril for this one...