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From: Bruce D. Scott on 28 Jun 2010 10:35 RED DEVIL (manutd11XX(a)bellsouth.net) wrote: : On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:31:26 +0000 (UTC), bds(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de : (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: : >I don't think that's all of it, but even so, why then was he selected? : >How many injured players did England select? Was it to have an excuse : >when they went out? : He was selected because England had no one else in his class to turn : to. I'm not saying that was a good idea OK... but it's pretty clear Capello broke his own rules about unfit players. It may be among the reasons he's lost so much credibility. I don't see any way he can take England forward anymore. Similar for Bradley... the time to change is now, not 2 years from now and certainly not after a failed Cup 4 years from now (like last time). -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Google Beta User on 28 Jun 2010 10:38 On Jun 28, 9:31 am, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: > : Rooney is injured and was at about 60% > > I don't think that's all of it, but even so, why then was he selected? Its tricky. That's what the coach has to determine. Would Messi play at 70%? Would Ozil? I say they would. If you have Villa AND Torres, then Torres doesn't have to play though. Depends. In hindsight he either should've been subbed out early, or subbed in late in some of the games, but this is England, not Argentina with a bunch of strikers. Tough choice for the coach. > How many injured players did England select? Too many.
From: Google Beta User on 28 Jun 2010 10:43 On Jun 28, 10:35 am, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: > : He was selected because England had no one else in his class to turn > : to. I'm not saying that was a good idea > > OK... but it's pretty clear Capello broke his own rules about unfit > players. It may be among the reasons he's lost so much credibility. > > I don't see any way he can take England forward anymore. You don't change without a better credible alternative. Benny got it 100% spot on. As soon as right before the tournament, despite the impressive qualifying, England reverted to the "same old england" in formation and selection, they were always going to labor. Just keep Capello, let's see how he does. Hope he shakes up the XI a little bit and trys out new players--he'd done that up until the World Cup, don't know what happened.
From: RED DEVIL on 28 Jun 2010 11:11 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:35:04 +0000 (UTC), bds(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: >RED DEVIL (manutd11XX(a)bellsouth.net) wrote: >: On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:31:26 +0000 (UTC), bds(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de >: (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: > >: >I don't think that's all of it, but even so, why then was he selected? >: >How many injured players did England select? Was it to have an excuse >: >when they went out? > >: He was selected because England had no one else in his class to turn >: to. I'm not saying that was a good idea > >OK... but it's pretty clear Capello broke his own rules about unfit >players. It may be among the reasons he's lost so much credibility. > >I don't see any way he can take England forward anymore. > >Similar for Bradley... the time to change is now, not 2 years from now >and certainly not after a failed Cup 4 years from now (like last time). I thought given the resouces he had Bradley did a great job while Capello had fit players on the bench he just refused to turn to. RED DEVIL
From: Bruce D. Scott on 28 Jun 2010 11:13
Google Beta User (wanyikuli(a)gmail.com) wrote: : You don't change without a better credible alternative. There are credible alternatives... : Benny got it 100% spot on. As soon as right before the tournament, : despite the impressive qualifying, England reverted to the "same old : england" in formation and selection, they were always going to labor. : Just keep Capello, let's see how he does. Hope he shakes up the XI a : little bit and trys out new players--he'd done that up until the World : Cup, don't know what happened. Maybe he is a good club but not a good country manager, sort of opposite to Scolari. -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/ |