Source: Team_Talk
Heitinga takes a swipe at England egos
Holland and Everton ace Johnny Heitinga believes England brought about their own downfall at the World Cup because of overinflated egos.[LNB] The Three Lions were dumped out of South Africa at the weekend following a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Germany in the last 16.[LNB]England's Football Association is discussing the shortcomings of the national team and the future of manager Fabio Capello following the massive underachievement.[LNB]But Heitinga, who is preparing for a quarter-final against Brazil, believes that England's players were to blame for their World Cup failure.[LNB]He said in The Sun: "It really surprised me that England went out of the tournament so soon. [LNB]"When you look at all the players in their squad you've got maybe the best team in the world. [LNB]"But if you want to win a big title like the World Cup the most important thing is to be a team, to work for the team and to fight for each other. [LNB]"It doesn't matter if someone makes a mistake, you have to cover his back and fight for each other. [LNB]"You have to put your ego away and play for the good of the team. [LNB]"That is what we have done with the Netherlands. You can see we are all together and united. [LNB]"In the past the Dutch have been accused of self-destructing at major tournaments but this time we are at the right age, the players in our squad have been together for a long time and a lot of us are with teams at the highest level in big football countries. [LNB]"Everyone is fit and the most important thing is that we all have confidence in our team and in each other."
