When will the English Golden Generation end with a silverware?

The Current England squad is termed as Golden Generation of the English football. The names included today are not best among their leagues but are regarded as one of the best in the world. David Beckham, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard are the heavy weights of World Football today. They have brought great laurels to their respective clubs and earn millions every year. The biggest Transfers, Richest Clubs, and Spectacular goals they have done all for their clubs and have made them among the finest in the world. For their clubs at least, ‘big players’ are indeed big players. Lampard, Rooney and Defoe all came into the World Cup on the back of personal record-breaking seasons, Gerrard has been synonymous with Liverpool since he first donned the famous shirt and Terry and Ashley Cole have been typically solid in helping Chelsea dethrone Manchester United. And with the relative dominance of English teams in recent European competitions, teams which featured these English stars throughout the spine of the team, the term “golden” seemed – albeit rather hyperbolic.
But…….

Superstars of English football
When it comes to playing for Nation -ENGLAND, this team has always failed to perform. Any International Competition this team has always disappointed. They choke at International Stage because of what reason is totally unexplainable. The man who is regarded as one of the best Penalty takers of all time- David Beckham, even the likes of him have failed to score from the spot. They have not only looked dismal while playing together but during this age there have been only handful of team goals. Most of them have only been individual brilliance. This team has been often termed as favorites before any Tournament but has always failed to pass the knockout stage.
There Knockout from this year’s World Cup is nothing new. Outclassed by Brazil in ‘02, outfought by Portugal in ‘04 and ’06, before being outclassed once more by Croatia in ’08 and Germany in ’10 – the English Fans are left wondering: When are these superstars of World football going to deliver on the international front?
And so, as the much-hyped Golden generation prepare to depart the international scene with a World Cup quarter-final, a World Cup last 16 place and European Championships failed qualification campaign to their name, England are ostensibly left moored in international wilderness – who will step up to replace the Lampards and the Gerrards of the squad? “The World Cup in 2014 will be difficult,” says Sir Trevor Brooking. “I don’t think we have players of obvious quality coming through. “Maybe we can fast-track one or two lads from the younger age groups – but that’s asking a lot. As disparaging as Sir Trevor’s words may be, they are possibly just what the new generation of England internationals need – somebody to prove wrong, as opposed to somebody telling them just how talented they are.
It will be interesting to see if England enters the 2012 European Championships with a team of young and hungry older players fighting to make a name for themselves on the international scene. EURO 2012 would be Final event for this GOLDEN GENERATION. Time will only tell whether these players achieve anything with the English national team.