Wednesday, 9th September 2009
It's a huge day in my mangement career. Off to a sub-par start with no wins to date, we come up against a decent Croatian side. Michael Carrick forces his way into the lineup today in place of Gazza B.
The 4-2-3-1 has been my trusty formation for years now, throughout my football managerial career. It relies on a strong spine to the team. A centre back, a centre midfielder, an attacking midfielder and a striker. Those four players need to be quality players, and that's what I have with England.
As I said, Gerrard and Rooney fire, the team fires. These two both have stonkers and between them, they were involved in all the goals. They inter-linked brilliantly and got other players involved in the game. Rooney's through ball to Gerrard for Stevie's goal was sensational.
I'm delighted that we're through, we've qualified for the World Cup. Aim 1 acheived. I'm going to be doing some rotation work with the squad and see if we can still win games with a less-than-best-XI, as I like to call it.
It's a chance for a few youngsters to show me they have what it takes. Although after today, they're going to need to be on top form to win me over.
It's a huge day in my mangement career. Off to a sub-par start with no wins to date, we come up against a decent Croatian side. Michael Carrick forces his way into the lineup today in place of Gazza B.
The 4-2-3-1 has been my trusty formation for years now, throughout my football managerial career. It relies on a strong spine to the team. A centre back, a centre midfielder, an attacking midfielder and a striker. Those four players need to be quality players, and that's what I have with England.
As I said, Gerrard and Rooney fire, the team fires. These two both have stonkers and between them, they were involved in all the goals. They inter-linked brilliantly and got other players involved in the game. Rooney's through ball to Gerrard for Stevie's goal was sensational.
I'm delighted that we're through, we've qualified for the World Cup. Aim 1 acheived. I'm going to be doing some rotation work with the squad and see if we can still win games with a less-than-best-XI, as I like to call it.
It's a chance for a few youngsters to show me they have what it takes. Although after today, they're going to need to be on top form to win me over.
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