I, for one, would be quite happy if the sum of the parts wasn't greater than the whole, which is to say if the sum of the parts was less than the whole, which is to say that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Or, so you've changed your tune now, eh?Collectively we were worse that the sum of the individual players talents.
What is it with the hyperbolic reaction to the tournament? We played three games we were second favourite in, and lost each of them. That's what happens most of the time. I have as much national pride as the next guy, but we're not fecking magic. And yes, Croatia and Spain made us look a bit hapless; good teams will do that some of the time.Or can we say that by and large it was poor individual performance fron all of them?
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