Hodgson - I dont know why I'm here; smint?

[john316]

Sounds like Woy is planning his tried and trusted 9 defenders/1 striker approach for the Ukraine game. If you can defend, you're playing it seems which doesn't explain though why Chris f'n Smalling is apparently playing!!

[Reece]

This headline on a Paul Hayward article in The Telegraph:

Appointing Roy Hodgson rather than Pep Guardiola shows the FA are taking a longer-term approach

Is laughable

As is the whole article really (even if I did skim read it).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/10294945/Appointing-Roy-Hodgson-rather-than-Pep-Guardiola-shows-the-FA-are-taking-a-longer-term-approach.html

No one will EVER convince me that Hodgson was a better option than Pep (regardless of whether Pep would have even taken the job etc).

[Neil Young]

Maybe he's slyly saying that in appointing Bodge the FA deliberately chose to give up on the prospect of making any progress in the short term.

But I doubt it.

[PTP]

i read a hilarious hodgson interview over the weekend, it was on my sky sports app so i was unable to copy it over

he just rambled on about nothing as usual - just amazing that it was real thought and not a piss take.

Will try and find it

[PTP]

here we go

re James Milner

"We know what James will do," said Hodgson. "He isn't, and doesn't pretend to be, as exciting as some of the wingers we sometimes use these days.

good way to build up a players confidence. -

and

"After a long period of time where I've not seen many wingers in the country, I'm now seeing lots of them. But we are going to need experience in Kiev. Milner is not a winger, but the qualities he brings could be very useful."

i've read this a few times and still not sure what point he is trying to make

so milner is not pretending to be an exciting winger, nor is he an exciting winger, but he intends to use him as a winger because despite not seeing many wingers for a number of years he has now seen lots, and Milner has some qualities

so i am guessing Milner is playing on the wing on tuesday?

[The_weatherman]

here we go

re James Milner



good way to build up a players confidence. -

and



i've read this a few times and still not sure what point he is trying to make

so milner is not pretending to be an exciting winger, nor is he an exciting winger, but he intends to use him as a winger because despite not seeing many wingers for a number of years he has now seen lots, and Milner has some qualities

so i am guessing Milner is playing on the wing on tuesday?

Probably as the second right back.

[Muddled]

Hodgson did reveal that his team will feature just one change in the shape of Danny Welbeck's replacement. "I'll leave that up to your imagination who that might be," he added. Rarely if ever can the imminent presence of James Milner in England's midfield have been shrouded in such tantalising mystery.

[Bender]

Ahhh the Rose of English football

[Vermilion]

Ahhh the Rose of English football

What the thorn of a Rose can do to your finger is more apt a description.

[Fredo]

Ahhh the Rose of English football

He's always been avant garde.

[john316]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/428134/Roy-Hodgson-lauds-England-s-cup-final-against-Ukraine

How can it be a cup final when a draw is a good result for England? Bad enough he starts the cliched ****e that I hate relegation-threatened managers come out with.

[Roboklopp]

Not watched an ingerlund game in ages- I remember why having half-watched 30 mins of this ****e.

[Exiled_red]

Not watched an ingerlund game in ages- I remember why having half-watched 30 mins of this ****e.

I forgot it was today, that's how much I care about it

[Alex]

He's so ****ing **** at football management.

[Kenneth]

Not watched an ingerlund game in ages- I remember why having half-watched 30 mins of this ****e.

There was some very sloppy passes but being fair to them, they're away to a decent side who supposedly need the win and it's been a pretty effective away performance so far. I can't imagine Ukrainians are happy with their teams performance. Basically, international football is rubbish unless there are two top class teams playing and this one has none.