England fans booed their own of the field as the Lions walked off the
field at halftime with the score tied 0-0 against the tiny, tiny nation
of Andorra (whose population is about the size of Wembley Stadium). A
harsh reaction, perhaps, especially since the team eventually churned
out a 3-0 victory, but the Guardian's Barry Glendenning says England
only gets the fans it deserves.
Even so, English players were miffed at the abuse they got from the
traveling fans. Captain John Terry, obviously restraining himself from
going off in the press conference afterwards, said, "We take full
responsibility and it's just not fair to hear some of those chants,
especially during the game. I said before that during the match we need
[the fans] to help us but after 15 minutes we heard some of the things
that were being chanted. Every single one of us took it in, and it
wasn't nice."
He did go on to say that fans pay their money (especially when it comes
to traveling long distances) and are entitled to their own opinion, but
he asked that they reserve judgment until the end of the game.
Glendenning says he has a point, "but Terry should bear in mind that it
would be a hell of a lot easier for England fans to get behind their
team if they were given something -- anything -- to work with." True,
it would be one thing if this was just a single bad performance, but
it's been a long time now since Steve McClaren's 4-0 debut against
Greece in early September -- the last time many feel England played
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