TheBlueGibbon
Player Valuation: £40m
TL: DR - The current squad is [Poor language removed] so sack the lot of 'em, spend more on youth development and coaches, introduce young players now to give them expeirence.
Now is not a good time to be an England supporter, in the past year they have been embarassed by two of their greatest rivals, France and Germany. The only game that Capello has ever won against an opponent who has at some point won the World Cup was a 2-1 win against Germany back in November 2008, however England have been 'underachieving' for much longer than Capello's reign as manager.
The current crop of players do not want to play for the shirt, which as a professional footballer has got to be one of the most heinous crimes you can commit on the pitch. They are currently, more or less without exception, much more interested in cashing in on adverts, shagging prostitutes and each others ex's. These players are washed out, and mostly in the twilight of their careers, and by the next World Cup most will be looking to retire and will not be up to playing in the heat and humidity that a Brazilian World Cup will inevitably bring.
I would suggest that England take a leaf out of the German Team's book and use the European Championship qualifiers, and the tournament itself, if England qualify, should be used to bring in the new, young players who are likely to be going to the next World Cup and give them some international experience. The likes of Rodwell, Gibbs and Wilshere to name but a few examples. This would help build up the team spirit that the current England squad is currently lacking in, and it would, with the help of a few professional players such as our own Jagielka and Baines, ensure that the squad didn't get overconfident.
Inevitably, the tabloids will slate any manager who chose to do this, as it would risk getting some bad results along the way, and we all know how fickle the English Press is. The fans would also be calling for the manager's head, and likely continue to ignore the aims that the manager would have set out. The FA would also lose some of its advertising money that it is so attached to and would have to stick with the manager when they are being told to sack the manager.
They also have to increase the funding for grass roots level football, and finally build that national academy they are going on about, I would suggest that they had their priorities wrong when they built Wembley before it, as what is the point in having a large national stadium, when the team playing there is [Poor language removed]? Had they invested it in the academy, then we could have had it up and running by now, and could be processing talented players, so it wouldn't be left to clubs to do so. Hell, if they'd needed a national stadium, they could have bought the Olympic Stadium after 2012, and they'd actually have an alright stadium, that doesn't need the pitch relaying every few months.
They also need to improve the funding for coaches so England can start producing coaches good enough to bring these talented players through, as currently English youth football revolves around being able to either out-run or out-muscle your opposition (see Aaron Lennon and Theo Walcott), and not require a good touch or technique, which is usually forced out of players by the age of 10 or so.
It is also important to improve funding for the training of managers, so we can start producing top quality managers, who are good enough to manage the national team.
To conclude, below is an example of the team I'd like to see playing in the next World Cup and would like to see being phased in now, although obviously the actual players could change:
-----------------Hart---------------
Richards--Jagielka--Shawcross--Baines
Albrighton--Barkley--Wilshere--Johnson
---------------Rodwell--------------
-------------Delfouneso-------------
Subs:
Alex Smithies (GK)
Gary Cahill (DC)
Luke Garbutt (DL/ML)
Micah Richards (DRC)
Jordan Henderson (MRC)
Jonjo Shelvy (MC)
Wayne Rooney (SC)
Now is not a good time to be an England supporter, in the past year they have been embarassed by two of their greatest rivals, France and Germany. The only game that Capello has ever won against an opponent who has at some point won the World Cup was a 2-1 win against Germany back in November 2008, however England have been 'underachieving' for much longer than Capello's reign as manager.
The current crop of players do not want to play for the shirt, which as a professional footballer has got to be one of the most heinous crimes you can commit on the pitch. They are currently, more or less without exception, much more interested in cashing in on adverts, shagging prostitutes and each others ex's. These players are washed out, and mostly in the twilight of their careers, and by the next World Cup most will be looking to retire and will not be up to playing in the heat and humidity that a Brazilian World Cup will inevitably bring.
I would suggest that England take a leaf out of the German Team's book and use the European Championship qualifiers, and the tournament itself, if England qualify, should be used to bring in the new, young players who are likely to be going to the next World Cup and give them some international experience. The likes of Rodwell, Gibbs and Wilshere to name but a few examples. This would help build up the team spirit that the current England squad is currently lacking in, and it would, with the help of a few professional players such as our own Jagielka and Baines, ensure that the squad didn't get overconfident.
Inevitably, the tabloids will slate any manager who chose to do this, as it would risk getting some bad results along the way, and we all know how fickle the English Press is. The fans would also be calling for the manager's head, and likely continue to ignore the aims that the manager would have set out. The FA would also lose some of its advertising money that it is so attached to and would have to stick with the manager when they are being told to sack the manager.
They also have to increase the funding for grass roots level football, and finally build that national academy they are going on about, I would suggest that they had their priorities wrong when they built Wembley before it, as what is the point in having a large national stadium, when the team playing there is [Poor language removed]? Had they invested it in the academy, then we could have had it up and running by now, and could be processing talented players, so it wouldn't be left to clubs to do so. Hell, if they'd needed a national stadium, they could have bought the Olympic Stadium after 2012, and they'd actually have an alright stadium, that doesn't need the pitch relaying every few months.
They also need to improve the funding for coaches so England can start producing coaches good enough to bring these talented players through, as currently English youth football revolves around being able to either out-run or out-muscle your opposition (see Aaron Lennon and Theo Walcott), and not require a good touch or technique, which is usually forced out of players by the age of 10 or so.
It is also important to improve funding for the training of managers, so we can start producing top quality managers, who are good enough to manage the national team.
To conclude, below is an example of the team I'd like to see playing in the next World Cup and would like to see being phased in now, although obviously the actual players could change:
-----------------Hart---------------
Richards--Jagielka--Shawcross--Baines
Albrighton--Barkley--Wilshere--Johnson
---------------Rodwell--------------
-------------Delfouneso-------------
Subs:
Alex Smithies (GK)
Gary Cahill (DC)
Luke Garbutt (DL/ML)
Micah Richards (DRC)
Jordan Henderson (MRC)
Jonjo Shelvy (MC)
Wayne Rooney (SC)
