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Macca out, Mourinho in?
by Robbo Robson 18 October 2007
Do you know, I've tried to write summat about 50 times but it's really difficult to know where to begin.
First of all, we woz robbed. I don't even think it was a free-kick and it was definitely outside the box. The lad's done a Dida
:lol:as soon as Rooney's arm's gone out. Rooney's done a Klinsmann over the top of him and the ref's done a Styles (hence the phrase we woz Rob-bed).
Secondly, Robinson was an accident waiting to happen and McClaren should've ditched the lad. His 'save' for the second goal was a case of 'To Russia, With Gloves'.
Thirdly, the goalie blunder aside, England played fine. It was a disgrace to allow an international side to play a game on an artificial pitch in the first place, let alone allow them to hose the place down like it was some sort of fire brigade training exercise.
Nevertheless, our lads looked good on it. They created chances. Rooney was lively and back to near his best. And the back four, for the most part, were on the ball.
Even the timid Lescott did OK once he'd got used to the fact that his turning circle didn't have to be slightly wider than your average Mondeo estate.
So what do we do with McClaren? Well for the first time, I felt a great deal of sympathy with the bloke.
He's made an awful start to the job and dug in when the crap was really flying. Yes, he's stumbled on a team that has got him out of trouble, but which of you would have played a different 11 last night?
And but for an idiot referee, he'd be wearing that daft grin and no one would resent it.
England have woken up too late
Derek 'Robbo' Robson
Having said that, he's got to go. After Croatia, of course, but he's got to go.
The Beckham boomerang effect, where he keeps on coming back, the sticking with Robinson when the lad's confidence is shot, the five at the back farrago v Croatia, and the Sven-like coupling of Lamps and Gerrard has undermined him totally.
The seven points dropped last year in three games meant there was no room for error and in 12 games you're always going to get one that goes completely against you like that one on Wednesday night.
Mind, we've got to face up to some hard truths. I wish Hansen would stop banging on about how many great players we've got. It's not true, Al.
There are those that aspire to greatness, but if you look at this qualifying campaign, who's even been consistenly good? Rio, possibly. Gerrard, definitely not...in the last few games he's looked like a little Scouse mouse.
Rooney? Well, he's just been ratty and ragged 'til the last couple of games. Lamps? Well, no. Which is not to say he's a bad player like some of you out there say. He certainly doesn't deserve the boos from the booze boys. But he's not been great.
Besides, if you look at Scotland's brilliant run, how many greats have they got? None. (The Scots keeper's top class, mind. I have NEVER written that sentence before in my life!!!)
Good team, though.
It took the likes of Barry, Heskey and Richards to remind the all-too-comfy big names that playing for your country is a privilege and a reward, not a guarantee. And they've woken up a bit - a bit too late, that is.
The new man will have the same baggage to deal with. Let's drop all this bilge about how it must be an Englishman.
Let's have a bloke with a bit of objectivity who can look at the whole situation, knock a few overly-coiffured bonces together and start nailing a few results.
We want somoene who cherishes dour success. Someone who doesn't do comfy. Someone used to taking the flak....
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you.... Jose Mourinho.
(As long as he doesn't pick Lamps and JT automatically)
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