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Sports Letters: England are simply hopeless

Niall Lovejoy
Wednesday 24 February 1999 00:02 GMT
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Sir: Why do we continue to focus on the nature of Kevin Keegan's appointment and totally ignore the deep-rooted problems that taint our national game?

The England team has not won a major trophy for decades, and that is unlikely to change with the side being made up of largely overrated players of insular mentality.

Our Premiership far contains too many mediocre clubs and foreign journeymen who are playing at the expense of English professionals.

A true reflection of its standard is our post-Heysel European club record which is at best described as poor.

Kevin Keegan has a mountain to climb.

NIALL LOVEJOY

Shenley Brook End, Bucks

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