NIGHT OF SHEAR FRUSTRATION

Flying start falls apart in Por turnaround

- SIMON BIRD

"WE lifted everyone up, then dropped them back down again." That was the verdict of Alan Shearer on England's Euro 2000 campaign, which ended in an early exit from Group A.

What else did you expect, with Kevin Keegan at the helm? A blistering start, but first-game defeat. A major win against Germany, only to exit via a late penalty against Romania after their tactical shortcomings were exposed.

Hope, excitement, but the expectation cruelly extinguished.

The classic Keegan managerial story for club and country.