609 The League Tournament Resumed

England's elimination caused the British media to become a sea of wailing and despair.

Some said that McClaren had ruined the best England team in history. In the eyes of the English, their team was the strongest in history at all times. Some people lamented that the end of the world had arrived. Others stated sourly that without the England team, the UEFA European Championship was incomplete, as Britain was the birthplace of modern football.

Another group of people calmly analyzed the reasons for the loss. They continued to analyze until they finally came to a conclusion. The players were not the problem. The issue laid with McClaren, so they asked the Football Association to start preparing for the selection of the new manager.