Robson's successor, Graham Taylor, failed to build on the team that fared well in 1990 and discarded experienced players. While England qualified for the 1992 European Championships in Sweden, they crashed out in the group stage with no wins and only managed a single goal. Taylor was widely criticised for taking off Lineker in what turned out to be the striker's final England appearance, when England needed a goal and Lineker himself needed to score just one more goal to equal Bobby Charlton's record of 49 for the national team. Taylor was vilified by the press, leading The Sun to begin their infamous 'turnip' campaign.
