No, that's not what I'm saying.
What I'm trying to put across, and it's not easy, is that English people presume that they are above everybody else, and should therefore be the best.
We presume that the lads last night are under performing, and are disgraced, where as the losers are valiant, because they dared to put in a good performance. It stems over hundreds of years with this 'jolly well played' offering to the loser.
The truth is that all our sportsmen, be it boxers, athletes, cricketers, tennis players, golfers are always under far too much pressure to win, and not just win, but perform outstandingly, especially whilst representing their country.
We can't accept that perhaps that was the best we had to offer on the night, in the same light that had it been a Sunday pub team, we would be singing their praises.
I actually thought that in the first half, England played well, and the second half, they played worse. It's hard to have 2 teams playing well at the same time after all, so credit goes to Wales for putting on a better second half.
If we are to credit Wales, then we should just say Wales played well, but English people can't do that. They have to patronise the Welsh, with terms like 'Plucky Welsh put up a good fight' or words to that effect.
It's as though 'we're better than you, and you nearly beat us'.
The truth is that on the night, England were better over all. Wales offered very little, and lost. If they want to take consolation in that they lost, but they played well, that's up to them, but my point is that the 2 teams should be viewed as even before kick off, in order to fairly judge the match.
How many times do we hear fans say "we should be beating these easily?"
The same lads that are disgruntled, are the same lads who will tell me that they don't care how Everton play, as long as they win.