Yesterday saw the British Chris Froome win the Tour de France, the English female football team beat the Spaniards, the English female cricket team won the world cup and a Northern Irish golfer finished 4th in the pinnacle of golfing majors, the Open.
The current Rugby Union team sits 2nd in world rankings after an impressive 18 wins in a row. Team GB obtained the 2nd highest amount of gold medals in the Rio olympics a year ago. The cricket test team is fourth in global rankings with the T20 team reaching the finals in last year world cup. The Scottish (British) Andy Murray currently sits top of the world rankings for tennis with the field hockey team sitting 2nd in the world rankings.
Anthony Joshua is currently the WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion while Groves holds the super middleweight WBA title. I am sure if I could be bothered I could find a long list of other sports in which we are at the top or near.
Yet because a bunch of footballers struggle internationally on a bi-annual basis everyone bangs on about 'English' or 'British' mentality and how we crumble in sports. The UK is arguably the best nation in the world on a sporting level, but because we can't take a few penalties we are constantly overlooked and disregarded.
So tell me, what exaclt is 'British Mentality?'
'British Mentality'
posted on 24/7/17
comment by Lewis Spence (U1734)
posted 5 hours, 52 minutes ago
Most of England’s young panthers that won the U20 world cup are stolen from other countries. Konta stolen, Mo Farah stolen. Best footballer Welsh, best tennis player is Scottish. England are good at sports no one else plays like Cricket and Rugdby.
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spot on
Froome is a facking Kenyan/Saffa too
posted on 24/7/17
plus he's doped up to the eyeballs like all of team Sky too
posted on 24/7/17
So "young panthers" instead of "young lions" wasn't picked up on?
posted on 25/7/17
Working class team sport.
I blame the rise of individualism
posted on 25/7/17
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 12 hours, 30 minutes ago
This country hasn't produced a decent sportwoman since Zola Budd.
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south african
posted on 25/7/17
Wow
posted on 25/7/17
comment by Lewis Spence (U1734)
posted 9 hours, 43 minutes ago
So "young panthers" instead of "young lions" wasn't picked up on?
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Took a while for anyone to clock onto Froome as well.
Point still stands though, by far the greatest nation in the world at sports.
posted on 25/7/17
comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 12 hours, 30 minutes ago
This country hasn't produced a decent sportwoman since Zola Budd.
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south african
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You take that back!
posted on 25/7/17
We're doing much better in recent years. Until not so long ago we were major underachievers and bottlers in the bigger sports. Remember when we won one gold medal at the Olympics in 96?
Given how much of an association we have with them we still underachieve at tennis, football, golf, cricket and rugby. By the same token, we probably participate in more of the major, popular sports than other countries, certainly in Europe, so overall you can look at that as a positive.
Definitely worth mentioning the strong foreign influence that adds to our success, whether that be players or athletes growing up or being born outside of Britain - Mo Farah, or non-British coaches - Eddie Jones.
posted on 25/7/17
I recall an attitude that whenever England beat Australia at cricket it was always"The worst team to come out of Australia." Frank Bruno rocked Mike Tyson and gave Tim Witherspoon a hell of a fight but few actually recognised his achievements. A lot of English people disrespect everything English and always find an excuse when the other team loses to England. I even remember some English lads not wanting Miss UK to win the Miss World contest. I remember on Radio a sports host being told by an Englishman that he wanted Germany to beat England. It's rife throughout England.