Having just sat through England's pretty unconvincing performance against Andorra I can only conclude that there is some mysterious law I am unaware of banning actually running with the ball, as opposed to just kicking it and hoping.
I was surrounded by about 20 England fans at the pub where we watched the match and I would describe the mood as subdued resignation. Mirrored by the conversation between Capello and Pearce just before half time when Capello asked Pearce a question with a baffled look on his face (maybe something like 'what shall we do now?') and Pearce responded with a shrug and equally baffled look.
2 - 0 sounds good on paper until you remind yourself that the players in the Andorra team have day jobs. It's like Forest Green Rovers vs England and they can only manage 2 goals.
I would be much more surprised if we qualified than if we didn't.
And Capello seems to have inherited the same sense of gloom and bewilderment as his predecessors and his team. Maybe it's true what they say that becoming the manager of England is the kiss of death.
Not so becoming the manager of my beloved Foxes though it would seem. Whatever you might think following Allen and Holloway, Mr Pearce is not only doing the business but has been recognised for it by being awarded League One Manager of the Month.
I'm so proud of him. He's up there with the greats.
Like Sven-Goran Eriksson (August 2007) and Avram Grant (April 2008).
And .... er ..... look where they are now.....................................................
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Ah, so that was the score. The BBC's RSS feed is pitiful, often missing out stories. The England score was one of them so I hadn't through to check for it.
Being England manager is next to impossible as we have so few good players. Certainly not enough to make up a full team.
What I would suggest is to cherry-pick all the young, unproven ones who haven't got a hope in Hell of appearing for their clubs due to the influx of purchased foreign talent. Make a 20+ strong team and practise them regularly. Or start using players from the lower divisions rather than relying on unused subs from the Premiership. People with actual match experience.
Yes. Good shout. maybe its time to start talking about Premership England again ?
CF
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