This next sentence is incredibly difficult for me, as a Bolton fan, to type. I think he made the
right decision. I'll back up a little. After England's dire World Cup performance, a lot of talk
has been aimed at the English youth. A certain Jacky Wilshere, at the ripe young age of 18, in
particular has been talked about as a big part of the future of English football.
After allowing the slow and uncharacteristically wasteful Gareth Barry to
embarrass himself for 90 minutes rather than introducing the exciting and talented youngster
Jack Wilshere to kick start a stagnant game, Fabio Capello should
have expected some criticism to be fired in his direction this week after the
Montenegro game.
2010 promises to be an exciting year. At the halfway point of the season, we're in a three way
battle for the title, have a very winnable looking tie in the Champions League, and are about to
kick off our FA Cup campaign. Some of our players look to be coming of age, and the progression of
youngsters means that we have real competition for places (in certain positions, anyway).
Cole as a young Hammer
Prodigy. Genius. Magical. There was an endless list of superlatives used to describe Joe Cole as
he rose like a phoenix through the ranks at West Ham's academy during the 1990s. The future of
English football. His emergence would signal a new breed of player in the birthplace of the
game.
Manchester United striker Michael Owen has voiced his concerns over the future of English
football and the English national team. The former Liverpool star was once a key player for the
Three Lions, but since Fabio Capello has taken over the squad Owen has been all but forgotten about
in the England camp.
The future's bright, the future's... England? is a post from: Just Football
The inquest starts now. After England's shambolic performance at the World Cup people will
inevitably ask "where did it all go wrong?"
A large slice of the blame will go to Fabio Capello. Many fans will ask for him to be replaced
by an English manager, Harry Redknapp being the most likely candidate with Roy Hodgson now at
Liverpool.
Roberto Manchini has told Joe Hart there is a big chance that he will be playing second fiddle
to Shay Given all season.
As we all know, Hart was exceptional for Birmingham last season, as we are repeatedly reminded,
and he is likely to be England's number 1 for the next decade or so. The thing that gets to me is
that the future of English football, not just Hart but players like Mancienne, Wilshire, Cleverly,
Wellbeck, Rose and so on, are all having to go out loan (If their clubs actually let them) to get
first team football at smaller clubs, instead of mixing them with the first team at their parent
clubs for them to gel into a squad.
Roy Hodgson has dodged questions regarding reports that Liverpool has made a bid to sign Aston
Villa full-back Luke Young.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill earlier confirmed that he has received an offer for the former England
international, but he has not revealed the name of the club.
Speculation has suggested that Hodgson has tendered £2.
Hypothesis.......
Imagine you are a 68 y.o. football manager, a man who without question is the greatest club
manager in English football history ( difficult for you Chary ), you have recognised your powers
are failing and that your legacy is under threat.
You have assembled some very expensive talent, you have 3 players for whom you have paid over
€30m a man, and bought some of the most expensive foreign kids available.
The lovely Rebecca Lowe with ESPN UK.
TSG had the honor once again of speaking with the absolutely wonderful and INCREDIBLY
knowledgeable Rebecca Lowe. She had just finished doing her show for ESPN UK and we caught her
while she was in a "football mind."
We touched on some of the topics we discussed in our first interview and discussed the future of
English football.
I grew up in Burton-on-Trent. Twenty years. What a football education I had.
So it's no surprise to me that the future of English football will be based and run from this
Brewery Town.
We played on the street, the neighbours knifed the ball if it ran onto his garden. Bastard!
I trained in the back garden 10m x 5m - me against my brothers.
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