Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
The fickleness of the English press; you're the new England manager. You drop your old team captain from the squad because his performances of late have been lacklustre to say the least. You decide to give the youngsters a chance instead. Something you get criticised for because apparently shown a lack of respect for old stalwarts.
At the same time you appoint a new captain, one John Terry. You then get also criticised for choosing him over Steven Gerrard, someone who's barely reproduced his club form for his country, but some football "experts" think should be given the chance just on the ludicrous possibility that it "might work out for the best".
You can't win. Give it a few months and people will be complaining that the FA should've picked a foreign manager.
At the same time you appoint a new captain, one John Terry. You then get also criticised for choosing him over Steven Gerrard, someone who's barely reproduced his club form for his country, but some football "experts" think should be given the chance just on the ludicrous possibility that it "might work out for the best".
You can't win. Give it a few months and people will be complaining that the FA should've picked a foreign manager.
ByI think the collective groan from England fans when McLaren was announced was as close as a call for a foreign manager as could be uttered at the time.
I also think you're being a bit harsh on Gerrard in and England shirt. Continually he has been played out of position and sacrificed to give Beckham and the "Emperors New Clothes" Frank Lampard an opportunity to show what they can do and I don't blame Steve for failing to live up to his club form.
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