If Stuart Pearce does Euro 2012, world football will laugh at us.
Glenn Hoddle, now 54, has more qualities, more experience.
He’s a good tactical organiser who did OK in France 1998, even if his ego was a big problem in training sessions.
He must have mellowed and would not make the England teamany worse. In fact, I’m sure he could improve it.
OK, there was a time, a long time, when I thought that the best manager for a bunch of comprehensive school yobbos would be someone who knows how to talk to comprehensive school yobbos : like Harry Redknapp.
But I don’t reckon H will get the job now. And I don’t think he should be allowed anywhere near it.
Mainly, as I keep saying, England fans want a run for their money.
We know we’re not good enough to win a tournament but we just want one exciting knock-out victory, quickly followed by a heroic failure.
Fabio Capello didn’t give us that in South Africa.
He lost 4-1 to the Germans.
Hoddle wouldn’t lose 4-1 to the Germans.
As a caretaker for Poland/Ukraine, it’s a brainwave and an idea I had considered and mentioned to a couple of friends, who poo-poohed the notion, dismissing it totally.
Glenn says he’s ready to be our caretaker.
His record as England manager was not too shabby : 28-17-6-5.
That’s far better than the idiotic Graham Taylor’s 38-18-13-7.
Or Sven-lite McClaren’s 18-9-4-5.
Or Klueless Kevin Keegan’s 18-7-7-4.
Would Wayne Rooney play any role that Hoddle asked him to play in a particular game?
Yes.