England

[meirman61]

It's like watching an expensive Stoke City

[thehartshillbadger]

Terrific free kick

[lordb]

Poor game but that's a cracker

[chuffedstokie]

Player takes on full back, shock horror.

[marwood]

well taken header, its not a 3-0 England performance

[J-Roar]

Oct 13, 2024 17:49:38 GMT marwood said:

well taken header, its not a 3-0 England performance

Correct

[thehartshillbadger]

Oct 13, 2024 17:44:57 GMT chuffedstokie said:

Player takes on full back, shock horror.

Quite like Madueke

[RF10]

It really is so boring watching England.

[thehartshillbadger]

Oct 13, 2024 19:34:36 GMT RF10 said:

It really is so boring watching England.

They seem to treat every game as a kick about against inferior opposition. People pay to watch it, I certainly wouldn’t

[FullerMagic]

Pep not ruling it out

[wonderwall]

Oct 13, 2024 20:03:21 GMT FullerMagic said:

Pep not ruling it out

FA should offer him whatever it takes.

[shakermaker]

Oct 13, 2024 20:08:27 GMT wonderwall said:

Oct 13, 2024 20:03:21 GMT FullerMagic said:

Pep not ruling it out

FA should offer him whatever it takes.

His whole game plan is based around a keeper who can distribute and play out from the back. Neither Pickford or Henderson are that type of keeper.

[SamB_SCFC]

Oct 13, 2024 17:32:21 GMT meirman61 said:

It's like watching an expensive Stoke City

It's always been that way. Stoke and England have always disappointed in equal measure in my lifetime.

[thisisouryear]

Oct 13, 2024 20:08:27 GMT wonderwall said:

Oct 13, 2024 20:03:21 GMT FullerMagic said:

Pep not ruling it out

FA should offer him whatever it takes.

Do you think his style of play could be transferred to the England team? Personally I think his style is too complicated and would take too long to implement that's if it were possible. He doesn't have months and months day in day out with the players and I don't think our grass roots training is up to the standard required. He could probably do it with Spain as that's their identity. I would prefer Eddie Howe who is used to dealing with teams with limitations and getting attacking performances out of them.

[JoeinOz]

Oct 13, 2024 21:13:15 GMT thisisouryear said:

Oct 13, 2024 20:08:27 GMT wonderwall said:

FA should offer him whatever it takes.

Do you think his style of play could be transferred to the England team? Personally I think his style is too complicated and would take too long to implement that's if it were possible. He doesn't have months and months day in day out with the players and I don't think our grass roots training is up to the standard required. He could probably do it with Spain as that's their identity. I would prefer Eddie Howe who is used to dealing with teams with limitations and getting attacking performances out of them.

That's it. There are several reasons not to appoint him. The main one is, as you say, getting teams to play how he wants takes hours and hours of rigorous work and practice. At international level you don't get the time.

[thisisouryear]

Oct 13, 2024 21:27:19 GMT JoeinOz said:

Oct 13, 2024 21:13:15 GMT thisisouryear said:

Do you think his style of play could be transferred to the England team? Personally I think his style is too complicated and would take too long to implement that's if it were possible. He doesn't have months and months day in day out with the players and I don't think our grass roots training is up to the standard required. He could probably do it with Spain as that's their identity. I would prefer Eddie Howe who is used to dealing with teams with limitations and getting attacking performances out of them.

That's it. There are several reasons not to appoint him. The main one is, as you say, getting teams to play how he wants takes hours and hours of rigorous work and practice. At international level you don't get the time.

It might work but I'm skeptical, he's more of a project manager. The England job for me is out of his comfort zone

[Bagwash]

Wouldn't take Pep too long to implement his style with the national team,they are half way there now.
Suppose the natives aren't too fussed as they win most games but watching Man City is like watching paint dry,it's so boring.

[PotterLog]

Oct 13, 2024 21:27:19 GMT JoeinOz said:

Oct 13, 2024 21:13:15 GMT thisisouryear said:

Do you think his style of play could be transferred to the England team? Personally I think his style is too complicated and would take too long to implement that's if it were possible. He doesn't have months and months day in day out with the players and I don't think our grass roots training is up to the standard required. He could probably do it with Spain as that's their identity. I would prefer Eddie Howe who is used to dealing with teams with limitations and getting attacking performances out of them.

That's it. There are several reasons not to appoint him. The main one is, as you say, getting teams to play how he wants takes hours and hours of rigorous work and practice. At international level you don't get the time.

The point about the goalkeepers is pertinent. Imagine how pissed off he’d get with ours, and he can’t just bring a better one in like he’s used to

[LphPotter]

Oct 13, 2024 17:24:53 GMT thehartshillbadger said:

Palmer had been shocking

He was, Walker was a massive hinderance to him though. It’s time we forgot about him and just played Trent as a right back for good.

[wonderwall]

Oct 13, 2024 21:56:08 GMT Bagwash said:

Wouldn't take Pep too long to implement his style with the national team,they are half way there now.
Suppose the natives aren't too fussed as they win most games but watching Man City is like watching paint dry,it's so boring.

They win shit though.

I’d be happy with man city style if it means England actually win something.

[emretezzy]

It will be Pep 100%.

If he didn't want it we'd have see Howe, Potter in Tuchel in charge by now.

I'd bet anyone hes here in the summer.

[J-Roar]

Oct 13, 2024 20:58:45 GMT SamB_SCFC said:

Oct 13, 2024 17:32:21 GMT meirman61 said:

It's like watching an expensive Stoke City

It's always been that way. Stoke and England have always disappointed in equal measure in my lifetime.

Stoke do it way more often. At least England only break your heart for a month every 2 years. Stoke do it 9 months a year every year.

[FullerMagic]

[jimmygscfc1234]

He's not going to bail during the season surely?

[FullerMagic]

www.thetimes.com/article/4efaf398-5792-48f3-bcac-0734938bc144?shareToken=3643507ba79ef8f0753266f6a66fe94b
Pep Guardiola has been sounded out about becoming England’s next manager and is expected to decide on his future in the coming weeks.

It is understood the Football Association made informal contact with the Catalan at the start of this season. While the FA are considering other candidates and no decision has been made on a permanent successor to Gareth Southgate, Guardiola would be the standout option should he choose to end his stay at Manchester City.

Guardiola, who is yet to respond to the FA, is out of contract at the end of the season and has not decided his next move

He is not the only manager who fits the bill. Thomas Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 and is out of work, is thought to be attractive to the FA.

Lee Carsley is not expected to remain in the running.

The FA intend to keep the details of their search, and of any discussions with coaches, confidential. Installing Carsley for the autumn Nations League programme initially offered breathing space, but last Thursday’s defeat by Greece and Carsley’s mixed messages about whether he sees himself continuing in the job, have accelerated the need to conclude the recruitment process.

Guardiola will make a decision in the coming weeks as he wants to make sure that he does not leave City in the lurch if he decides to depart. Out of respect to City, he wants to give them clarity on his future as early as possible so they have enough time to sound out a potential replacement if he leaves.

Other managers thought to be of interest to the FA are Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe and Graham Potter, who has been out of work since he was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023.

There is a belief among coaching staff at St George’s Park that Guardiola is top of the FA list.

[LphPotter]

Oct 14, 2024 14:35:02 GMT jimmygscfc1234 said:

He's not going to bail during the season surely?

Would be the end of the season wouldn’t it. We have two World Cup qualifying games in March but if it meant getting Pep I think the FA would definitely ask Carsley to take them first two qualifying games.

[FullerMagic]

Guillem Balague, who has his ear, has consistently said over the last year that Pep will definitely become a national team manager after City, with club football basically completed. And he's strongly suggested he thought it'd be England.

If Spain is a no-go with the Catalan thing, taking England next summer does look perfect timing, with the prospect of living in London, taking this pool of players to a very glamorous World Cup in 2026 followed by a home Euros.

Can you imagine the acclaim he'd get if he won one of them?

No national team, apart from maybe Saudi, could match his club salary., and that will already be baked into his calculations. He must be worth £100m+, so that won't be an issue The combination of making history and glamour must be tempting.

Maybe it just all comes together?

[stokefc]

Oct 14, 2024 16:00:59 GMT FullerMagic said:

Guillem Balague, who has his ear, has consistently said over the last year that Pep will definitely become a national team manager after City, with club football basically completed. And he's strongly suggested he thought it'd be England.

If Spain is a no-go with the Catalan thing, taking England next summer does look perfect timing, with the prospect of living in London, taking this pool of players to a very glamorous World Cup in 2026 followed by a home Euros.

Can you imagine the acclaim he'd get if he won one of them?

No national team, apart from maybe Saudi, could match his club salary., and that will already be baked into his calculations. He must be worth £100m+, so that won't be an issue The combination of making history and glamour must be tempting.

Maybe it just all comes together?

Put a cowboy hat on him he'd be Clint Eastwood

[stokiejoe]

Sadly, stopped watching them years ago. It annoys me that the season is disrupted so often and it's them playing teams like Greece and Finland.

[thehartshillbadger]

It’d be better if they just had a month of qualifiers like a little mini tournament in January. The amount of time they need to complete 2 games is ridiculous