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I always think there is poor research into how opponents may play.
The last six-eight years gerrard interviews its about what we do, the lads are buzzing etc. They never seem to know much about what opponents may do |
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Hand out free citizenships to foreign PL players? Extradite Rooney, forbid Nike to run stupid ads.
And sack Chiles ... |
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First thing I'd do is sign the Costa Rica manager up on a long term contract .
That's how we should be playing !! |
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Invade South America and make it an English territory.
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Invade South America and make it an English territory.
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We need to drastically change our mentality and the way we play for a start. All this kick and rush crap needs to stop and be replaced with intelligent and composed possession football. Our players need to get it into their overrated heads that you can't play an international game the same way you play a Premier League match.
Chris Waddle was right in what he said as well: we have to start picking a team rather than just picking the best players on paper. I'd like to see some players from the smaller clubs being given a chance. A great player at a big Premier League club doesn't necessarily make a great international player. We never gave a guy like Le Tissier a chance for England because he played for a lowly club side and he is one of the most naturally talented players we've ever produced. We need fundamental changes because there are 50 years of total failure testifying to the fact that the English style of football doesn't cut it at international level. |
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Already made the first mistake with Dyke saying Hodgeson will stay in charge. At least take some time to consider if this is the best option. IMO it isn't , the whole England setup needs reviewing again.
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Make all these noises but nothing will ever change.
The Premier League will continue to make money, television plows in money, clubs won't invest in academies, more foreign players come in, etc. |
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Put a rocket up their backsides ..... They looked tired, drained, lethargic and disinterested before they even started playing.
Too much passing backwards. Dock them a load of money from their next pay cheque because they're hopeless. |
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Already made the first mistake with Dyke saying Hodgeson will stay in charge. At least take some time to consider if this is the best option. IMO it isn't , the whole England setup needs reviewing again.
Harry Redknapp certainly isn't the answer. |
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Glenn Hoddle
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People keep saying that Hodgson should go, but who is the alternative?
Harry Redknapp certainly isn't the answer. |
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I think we should follow Crickets example with Central Contracts it may or may not work but I think we should do on Trail basis to see what happens
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Make the other team's goal much bigger, but make our goal much smaller.
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It's a huge question that you could fill a book trying to answer.
In short, I think they need to follow the steps the Germans took around 2004 or so. Lay down a strong infrastructure between the national FA and domestic clubs, bring in an under 23 league that the Germans have, start thinking about style of football and try to modernise that, foster a club mentality at international level, employ more coaches at youth level and play a particular brand of football that you stick to throughout all the teams and work at it and evolve it over a long period of time ....and all the other obvious things that other countries do. It's not so much thinking what things to do, but having the power to actually make it happen and then being prepared to invest in things which don't provide obvious short term results, as well as being willing to take steps back in order to eventually go forward. The clubs in England have a lot of power over the FA so getting them to agree to release players to attend extra training sessions and stuff like that isn't the priority in this country to a vast number of people who think of their clubs first 95% of the time. The balance of power is very much with the premier league because it's a product all year round. Just watching videos on Sky Sports of these pundits saying where we went wrong, most of them aren't looking at the bigger picture with them saying England were unlucky, on the wrong side of a tight game etc. Get the feeling England with all the top pros don't really know how to fix the problem with England failing at tournaments and the bigger picture of why and how to rectify this. |
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drag Gary Lineker & Alan Shearer out of retirement
Bring back the grandfathers of the 'old guard' |
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Make the other team's goal much bigger, but make our goal much smaller.
Make the other team's goal much bigger, but excuse England from having to have a goal to defend
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Redknapp noooooo. Man united, Liverpool and others recognised they had the wrong manager and did something about it. Go and find the right person. England have a reputation for always going with safe old school managers at every level and then wonder why they make no progress.
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Invade South America and make it an English territory.
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Danny Mills being on the FA Commission gives his opinion on how England can improve. Good points but does it go far enough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27960739 Also experts have their say on England's failure. Le Tissier says Hodgson could have been braver picking the flair players http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27963053 |
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Watching Iran's marvellous effort against Argentina with them having Charlton Athletic's reserve striker up front really emphasised how we lack guts, passion and desire. Iranians were busting a gut for 90 minutes and would run through a brick wall to make a challenge.
Anyway, I reckon Tony Pullis should be given the manager's job as he seems to be the only coach we have who can extract the best out of whatever resources he has and his teams always have plenty of bite and desire too. |
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Watching Iran's marvellous effort against Argentina with them having Charlton Athletic's reserve striker up front really emphasised how we lack guts, passion and desire. Iranians were busting a gut for 90 minutes and would run through a brick wall to make a challenge.
And you can't say England will learn from the experience because they won't. |
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Whenever the next Under 18 or Under 19 tournament is, pick the best squad of players, available and elligible. Sod the clubs, the time of year or whatever else is going on.
For the next U21 finals tournament, pick Sterling for it, pick Barkley, Shaw, Wilshere if he is elligble, Stones even if he is in the first team by then. Instead of ignoring Walcott, Owen and Rooney who probably have about 10 caps between them. |
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Interesting that USA has 5 german dual nationals in the squad
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/sp...n-brooks-hero/ We should pick up the promising Welsh players. |
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