Yeah, they're not going to be totally denied their holiday though, I hope losing the rights to the French Open will be worth it.
Yeah, they're not going to be totally denied their holiday though, I hope losing the rights to the French Open will be worth it.
ITV's team?
Keane
Southgate
Taahnsend
token figure to point and laugh at - Desailly
gimp with verbal diarrhoea - Jim Beglin
A GOAL FOR ALL EASTERN EUROPE - Drury
Kick off times are perfect, 17:00 and 19:45. Soon as I'm home from work, won't be moving from the sofa.
Summer tournaments.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 03-05-2012 at 01:33 PM.
Il probably miss a few ffs
2014 will be mental though. Some games starting at 11pm and 2am.
Will have the Copa America and the Confederations Cup to practise on for thatOriginally Posted by Marc Overmars
2014 will be mental though. Some games starting at 11pm and 2am.
Euro 2000 Remember we did not even get out the group when we lost to Romania
Saying that the last one we did not even Qualify.
Listen, I think Keane only has about five different sentences he can offer the world of punditry, but listen, I still think he's more valuable than 99% of 'pundits'. He generally says it as it is, rather than cop-out and gloss over things which other yes-men ex-players do. And look, listen, relaying facts through accurate observation may be the basic requirement of any pundit, but at least Keane does it without the swathes of slimy smarm and unearned arrogance that the likes of Hansen and Irish Taaaaansend display. And, listen, that's all you can ask for in these dark days of embarrassing footballing coverage.
Could be a postive thing for Roy them "not knowing who he is".The appointment of Roy Hodgson as England manager has been met in Germany with a general response of 'who?'.
West Brom's head coach was on Tuesday appointed by the Football Association on a four-year contract after being picked as the best man for the job.
Harry Redknapp had been the runaway favourite to succeed Fabio Capello, who in February resigned as England boss, and there has been some surprise he did not get the job.
That view has been echoed in Germany by Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes and the UEFA Champions League finalist has also confessed he does not know of Hodgson.
"I don't know him that well," said Heynckes at a media open day ahead of the European Cup final.
Problems
"But I've followed the discussions and also heard the opinions of the national team players and they would have preferred the Tottenham manager.
"But as it is so often with national associations, they don't listen. I cannot say whether it's a good or a bad appointment, because I don't know him that well.
"He was with Inter, and with the Switzerland side, so he has international experience. But to be the manager of the English national team is not that easy.
"What do I know? Maybe there were difficulties, or problems with Harry Redknapp."
Bayern star Bastian Schweinsteiger agrees with Heynckes regarding the uncertainty surrounding Hodgson.
Conflict
"The work that Harry Redknapp has done at Tottenham is perfect [for the job of England manager]," he said.
Schweinsteiger added: "The other one (Hodgson), I just don't know. I can't tell you anything about what he's like with players, or how he trains them.
"I've heard more about Redknapp at Tottenham and I saw them play very good football in the Champions League."
The general underwhelming response to Hodgson's appointment would seem to conflict with the views of David Bernstein.
"He has outstanding contacts through his work with UEFA and FIFA," said Bernstein at Wednesday's press conference to unveil Hodgson.
"He can walk into any training ground around the world and command respect."
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ure-on-Hodgson
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...-warns-HodgsonFormer England boss Fabio Capello has warned his successor Roy Hodgson he will struggle to create a "winning mentality" before Euro 2012.
Hodgson was appointed on a four-year deal on Tuesday but will stay in charge of his club West Brombefore turning his focus to England and the European Championships next month.
Although the 64-year-old has international experience with other countries, Capello still stressed that taking the reins of a national team is a very different challenge to the club role Hodgson has been performing of late.
Capello told the Times: "As a club manager, you are a manager. As a national team manager, you are a selector.
"You cannot work with and get the best out of the players all of the time because some are injured, some are not in a top moment, some are unhappy with their club's position, some have a problem with their manager.
"It's not a normal job. It's difficult to create something. You can't do something in a short space of time.
"The idea is to create the team spirit and winning mentality in a really short time. This is very difficult. It will be hard.
"And the other thing is that you don't play a lot of games. In nearly every game, you are either in or out."
Recognition
Despite his reservations, Capello is hopeful Hodgson enjoys success with the team that the Italian guided through qualifying - and partly for selfish reasons.
"I've known Roy since he was coaching in Italy and I have met him often in these last few years," the former Real Madrid
"I believe he is a very good and experienced manager. I wish him all the best for the future and Euro 2012.
"I'm happy with the job I did for England. I hope that England will be one of the best teams at the Euros and they can show my job was really good. If things go well as I hope, people will recognise that I did a good job."
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