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Post by stokecityscott on Dec 8, 2007 3:50:25 GMT
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 8, 2007 7:58:28 GMT
It well may be true Lawts, but I was listening to the FA's communications exec. on talksport yesterday and he intimated that they were a very long way from making a decision. The deadline seemed to be 'sometime' before England's next competitive international next SEPTEMBER! Although there is a friendly scheduled between now and then he said that if a new manager wasn't in place by then, one of the current coaching staff could do the job on a temporary basis.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 8, 2007 9:55:25 GMT
After the stupid rush to appoint McClaren there's really no rush at all this time!!
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 8, 2007 10:34:17 GMT
One advantage of not being in the Euro08 finals is that we could, if needs be, allow the new manager to see out the season at his presnt club if he has one. Would like to see the ne man in by Christmas but it is more important to get the RIGHT person than to get someone just because they are available at the moment. Would be fun to have Mourinho but he may not be the best man to work with the FA in developing players for future England teams. To be honest the best man would be Wenger but we have no chance of getting him.  |
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 8, 2007 10:40:28 GMT
Forny, youth development shouldn't be the domain of the England manager. That responsibility should lie within the infrastructure of the organisation.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 8, 2007 10:46:02 GMT
No, but he should have input into it. He should be saying what he wants from players of the future - even though it is quite possible that he may be gone before they graduate. After all, the current manager is in the best position to say where the strengths and weaknesses are in the players he currently has available. Wenger seems far better equipped to do that than Mourinho.
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Post by mumf14 on Dec 8, 2007 11:02:01 GMT
I think that more emphasis on the coaching between 16-18 years is vital, along with the 'life skills'that a professional footballer should have are equally important.
Get the best youth players from each Premiership club together for a 10 week training and coaching programme at Lilleshall and involve the England coaches..
Any starlets could then be cherry picked and brought back for more coaching.Inolve classroom studies too ...to encompass the dangers of drink,drugs,and gambling excesses.Do lessons on how to handle the media and press interviews.
Mourinho realistically cannot be expected to play any part in the mechanics of this, but should overlook a sea-change in the way we encourage our best players to become even better...to become World class even.
The British youth culture is far removed from that experienced on the continent.Our kids seem to fall by the wayside far too early and easily which is a great shame.The guy's at the head of British Football seem so far removed from the realities of this, that I despair at times.
Does British Football have a bright future...?
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 8, 2007 11:05:18 GMT
But an England manager who puts those changes in place will be long gone before it comes to fruition. I would bet several England managers have said what the deficincies are but if the people at the FA, from top to bottom, lack the will or the expertise to out these things into motion, its pointless. And I reckon thats been the case several times.
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Post by mumf14 on Dec 8, 2007 11:12:13 GMT
The F.A is a corrupt 'crock of shit'...There are hundreds of examples...Where shall we start...?
I suppose WE COULD start with under 55 year olds like Shearer,Lineker,Keegan etc..!...A THINK TANK !
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 17:37:19 GMT
Does anyone really believe that Mourinho genuinely wants the job? I don't think he does at all, he's using the vacancy as a lever to get himself a big club job.
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Post by Olgrligm on Dec 8, 2007 17:45:26 GMT
Wenger would be a good choice, but he's stated very clearly that he doesn't believe in National teams having foreign managers and that he, for example, would hate to be manager of England playing France because he wouldn't know which National Anthem to sing etc. I'm perfectly happy with the idea of Jose Mourinho becoming the England manager.
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Post by serpico on Dec 8, 2007 18:01:00 GMT
Does anyone really believe that Mourinho genuinely wants the job? I don't think he does at all, he's using the vacancy as a lever to get himself a big club job. Does he really need to do that though ? every man and his dog knows he's out of work and will want to get back into the game soon so i doubt he needs the publicity, he's 44 and could easily afford to take 4 - 8 years out of club football and then still return and be a young manager, i think he's genuinely intrigued and i don't think he needs to do this to smoke out interest from other clubs, wether he'll take it is debatable though. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 18:08:35 GMT
He loves club football - the day to day involvement that you don't get as an international manager. Also, club football is arguably more prestigious these days than international football.
Mourinho is feigning an interest in the England job as a wake up call to the big clubs, it's a way of saying "hurry up and get me in, or you'll miss out".
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 21:25:40 GMT
My first choice for England manager would be Wenger
ok, we all know he'd never take it, but my first choice even so
Tactical genius and knows the English game inside out
2nd choice , Jose
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2007 10:30:27 GMT
The papers are saying this morning that Mourinho doesn't want it after all, and is being linked with AC Milan.
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Post by spiderpuss on Dec 9, 2007 10:43:57 GMT
No suprise there then really.
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