Should've but didn't is entirely my point. Should've beaten the Germans twice in semis, the Argentinians in 98, certainly the Italians in the final, the Croatians in the semi, arguably the french last time out.

They never do. They fall short. And usually in a frustratingly timid way, bar the Argentinian game in 98 when they were extremely unlucky. That hoddle side is probably the best English side we've had in the last 30 years.