Even a mediocre player may look like a world class when playing in a world class team but when these mediocres are put together in same team it becomes.... team England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
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Even a mediocre player may look like a world class when playing in a world class team but when these mediocres are put together in same team it becomes.... team England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I knew Pino would take the bait :D :p :
It's a mixture of things really. It's not Capellos fault that Terry and Upson played like schoolboys or that Rooney had the first touch of a gorilla for the whole tournament. However, playing Gerrard wide left is like a F1 boss signing Fernando Alonso and having him operating the wheel gun, virtually any football fan in England can tell you that Gerrard out wide doesn't work. Dawson is by far a better option than Upson, Heskey playing up front on his own was never going to work, Wright-Phillips on the left doesn't work and Joe Cole's best position is not sat on the bench.
Capello made the same mistake that the last two managers did, looked at his best players and picked them regardless of whether it was the right choice for the team. What didn't help him was the abject performances that were put in but I still attribute some of that to having blokes playing out of position, it's stupid to have someone playing 40+ games a season in the centre of midfield and then deciding that they should be on the left wing.
4-4-2 was the biggest mistake Capello made.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
None of the big clubs in England play 4-4-2 anymore.
4-4-1-1 might have worked with Rooney as a lone striker and Gerrard in behind.
My personal favourite formation is 4-6-0 that Manchester United have had so much success with recetly. Two of the 6 in midfield hold and the other 4 attack, but come back to defend as a team.
Brazil have a great balance at the moment. They are looking very strong. In the last World Cup they looked awful at the back but I can't see anyone beating them this time round.
Well even if the debate on technology is re-opened I can imagine the Scots, Welsh and Irish will all vote against as a way to piss-off the English and EIRE.
Rooney was probably the reason that the coach didn't try that. Rooney was terrible and I can't see any reason why pinning any goalscoring hopes solely on him would not have been a disastrous failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
Well he played in that position all season for his club..... has had Gerrard.Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
Yes, but Capello didn't give opportunities to other players. He insisted on the same squad and failed. When a team does not perform, the coach has to make changes in order to improve performance. He didn't ....Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Also, before the world cup he declared that it would be a failure if England didn't reach the final. In other words, he set the expectations too high and now people blame him.
True. Lippi won the World Cup once while Capello didn't even get close ;)Quote:
Capello isn't Lippi, he took the best available players with him,
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the problem is that the quality isn't there, starting from the keepers...
He looked like he had stage fright the whole time, and was very erratic with the ball. I don't think that would've suddenly changed had he been the sole striker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
That probably was the only mistake he made ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by odykas