Mate of mine is absolutely adamant that Brendan Rodgers will be next manager. I did suggest it unlikely given that he's just taken a manager's job, but still. Adam Ant
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I saw a dead fish on the pavement and thought "what did you expect?"
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Someone give him a tin of tuna, remind us all of the good times.Was muß, das muß.Comment
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The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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Jamie Carragher suggested Jurgen Klinsmann.Comment
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See I don't believe this about players being too soft , pampered etc
A great coach always gets more out of players than a charlatan/fraud,
Iceland and Wales are prime examples of this , they play to a system and stick to it
Our wonder manager kept throwing forwards on all the time to finally have five people in a line.
Anyone remember benitez introducing Hamann at half time when 3-0 down to turn our fortunes around.
Klopp / Mourinho / Guardiolo etc etc would have one us that game and I bet you Kane and Vardy would be on the bench and we would have control of midfield as this is where the battle is normally won on a pitch.
Midfield three of Alli / Rooney and Dier has not steel to it at all.Comment
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I agree, but the comparison with Wales and Iceland doesn't work so well. England can't follow their approach, it only works if teams think they can win against them and try to do so. England hardly ever face that.Originally posted by gratziani View PostTrey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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I don't buy carraghers article either- if it's to do with academies and Prima donnas then why have the Italian & German academy generation continued on with how their countries always make themselves hard to beat usually making the semis or finals.
carraghers article preaches to the converted- this is exactly what the average daily mail reader would put it down to as well- 'we used to be 'ard, not nowadays though'
What did the generation before the academy generation achieve?? Nothing of note. Where is the correlation between being able to book a dentist appointment and play a good game of football? Is it likely to result in causation?This is the sort of rhetoric that makes so many ex English footballers seem like morons. The whole mentality is boring and irrelevant.
England are quite simply over rated and lacking in game intelligence. In this tournament in particular they lacked the ability to finish/create chances in the final third. I do think there is a fear factor involved with England. The pressure is huge but then so is it in Germany and Italy.Y.N.W.A!!!!!!
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Not sure if this should be in the Spurs section or here but for me Harry Kane is one of the most difficult players to figure out. He seems to have none of the skills you'd expect from a top player yet his numbers over the past the past two years suggest otherwise. His performance vs Iceland the other night though......
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I don't want to diss on Carra but, like Gary Nev, he hasn't got a fecking clue what's wrong with English football. Look at Gary Nev's contribution as Hodgson's number 2. These articles touch on the symptoms of the problem but no one can explain why the roots of football in this country are throroughly rotted through.
I've answered why often enough already so won't go to town again.
One tit for another.
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He looked **** in all the games he played but like you say his goals and play for Spurs looks totally different.Originally posted by Irishnev View Post
Perhaps playing a system to suit him if we are gonna keep him as the focal point needs to be addressed , or bin him off to be a sub all the time.Comment
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Ill find the article, but I read one the other day that nailed it.
England are too concerned with winning the World Cup, and not just getting kids to play football. They will naturally follow if children are encouraged and given the right coaching.
The FA needs to subsides the cost of UEFA licences, we dont have coaches because its too expensive.*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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Ill find the article, but I read one the other day that nailed it.
England are too concerned with winning the World Cup, and not just getting kids to play football. They will naturally follow if children are encouraged and given the right coaching.
The FA needs to subsides the cost of UEFA licences, we dont have coaches because its too expensive.*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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