Knives Out For The New England Manager
The knives are out for the England manager. The vacuum of leadership following the resignation of Fabio Capellosaw a carousel of people publicly promoting the candidacy of one man to the extent where the decision to appoint anyone else would seem flawed from the start that candidate was Harry Redknapp.Cut the hyperbole and a se sRedknapps career; succe sful spells at Bournemouth, West Ham, Portsmouth and Tottenham. The only blemish being Redknapps short spell at Southampton which ended in relegation. But any manager who has managed
Malachi Flynn Jersey long enough will experience failure amongst the triumph. There can be no disputeRedknapp is ahighly respected Premiership manager.With regards to tactics, much has been said although its probably bestsaid byone of his star players. Rob Beasley interviewed Rafael Van Der Vaart in November 2010;There are no long
Jalen Harris Jersey and boring speeches about tactics, like I was used to at Real Madrid. There is a clipboard in our dre sing room but Harry doesnt write anything on it When asked aboutRedknapps tactical training its not that we do nothing but its close to that.Congenial with the media, popular with the players,Redknapp wastheonly choice to some.In 1999 the FA appointed a manager with little experience of managing beyond the English game,buta man whowould motivate the players and bring out their Premiership form with Premiership tactics. Kevin Keegans England crashed out at the group stages despite the anomaly of a 1-0 victory over Germany.
Malcolm Miller Jersey By October 2000 he would resignciting Ive not been good enough.12 years on and the Germans have re-emerged as an international power, the English have submergedin tonon-qualification forEuro 08 and a non-appearance at South Africa 10.The English fansdemanded an English manager. Call it another case of football amnesia but the two previous English full-time managers were disappointing and disastrous; to describe Keegan and McClaren respectively. The FA heeded the call, but against the popular grain decided
Dewan Hernandez Jersey to interview Roy Hodgson.Hodgson has won nothing in the English game, but he has managed Inter Milan to a UEFA Cup final and Switzerland through to the 2nd round of USA94 and through qualification for Euro96. Combining his time with Switzerland and Finland he lost only 4 qualifiers out of 32. A fair achievement for any International manager, but a fine
Danny Green Jersey achievement for a manager of such nations. At best, the England squad doesnt rank within the top3 for Euro 12. At worst its within the top 10.Why dont we tryamanager with tactical experience of doing exactly what England require in Euro 2012? Winning international football matches against the odds.And why not put knives away?For now.