When Tony Twain led the England team to win their first UEFA European Championship in history, the English media heralded that the football world had entered "Twain's era". During that period, Tony Twain's prestige in England even showed a trend of surpassing that of the British prime minister's. Even Carl Spicer, his arch-enemy, did not say anything bad about him. Just thinking about when he brought the England team back home, the scene of multitudes coming out from everywhere to welcome them, he already knew how unwise it was to say bad things about him at this time.
But Carl Spicer did not have to wait too long. When the World Cup qualifiers were reignited, they finally found a chance to attack Twain. The England team, which was awe-inspiring in the UEFA European Championship, seemed to have lost all its drive, faltering in the qualifying rounds.