Expectations, Arrogance & Anguish: How will England perform in Qatar?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 18 November 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic's dedicated England writers Jack Pitt-Brooke and Oliver Kay to look ahead to how England could get on out in Qatar, as well as USMNT writer Paul Tenorio.
The panel look at England's standing and form under Gareth Southgate having led the Three Lions to the semi-final in Russia in 2018 prior to reach the Euro 2020 Final last year at Wembley.
Plus, in a group containing USA, Iran and Wales how far are England expected to progress and what does the potential road to glory look like?
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:02.7 | So after 56 years of hurt, regrets in Russia, woes at Wembley, can England deliver under Gareth Southgate at the third time of asking. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm Adam Leventhal and this is The Athletic Football Podcasts. |
| 0:29.6 | It is Karen Chip here. |
| 0:30.8 | It is delicious. |
| 0:36.1 | Glorious, glorious England goal. |
| 0:38.3 | Picture perfect! |
| 0:47.3 | We're excited by the group, we think there's a lot of exciting talent within it, but the whole group have got to come together. You know, there's a lot of challenges. |
| 0:51.3 | It's a unique situation for everybody this tournament. |
| 0:59.7 | You've seen a team that's gone to a semi-final and a final in back-to-back tournaments. |
| 1:05.2 | So where should the expectations be placed on this team? I think it's quite fair to talk about, |
| 1:07.8 | you know, trying to win a trophy. |
| 1:15.7 | Well, joining me to preview England's hopes in Qatar, we have our dedicated England writers Jack Pitt Brooke and Oliver Kay, as well as the US men's national team writer for the |
| 1:21.2 | athletic Paul Tenorio joining us. Jack and Paul already out in Qatar. And before we get to the football, I just wanted to take |
| 1:29.8 | the temperature of the tournament build up, I suppose, quite literally and metaphorically as well. |
| 1:35.2 | How does it feel, Jack, so far? |
| 1:38.6 | It's very hot. I mean, that is quite literally the first thing you notice when you get here. |
| 1:43.3 | As soon as you step off the |
| 1:44.3 | plane like like a lot of people coming from the UK I landed at about midnight local time |
| 1:48.5 | at which point it was pitch black but very very hot I know that the play when the England team |
| 1:54.3 | landed a few hours before me on Tuesday they noticed exactly the same thing they said it was |
| 1:59.5 | you know it was like coming know, it was like coming back |
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