article_snippet: But then I think of the World Cup and how horrible that was from the fans' point of view.
article_snippet: And then I remember every other tournament we’ve been in since Euro 96 and we’ve either not played very well, or not got very far.
article_snippet: History demands a negative outlook and History’s up to the manager and the players to prove that wrong.
article_snippet: At international level, with limited time to nurture or repair relationships, a manager cannot afford to lose the trust of a manager squad.
article_snippet: But as fans can we afford to be positive when we’ve been let down so many times in the last 20 years?
highlights_snippet: But Roy Hodgson's must dispel the memories of previous tournament failures .
  