Re: [r] Russia vs. England

[Baldoni]

It happens that RED DEVIL formulated :
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:42:44 GMT, "mentalguy2004" <none@none.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Google Beta User" <wanyikuli@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1192642534.509142.256420@v29g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...
>>> Russia edge it out 2-1.
>>>
>>> It's a bad loss in terms of the implications.
>>>
>>> Not a "bad" one in terms of performance.
>>>
>>> The team selection was right, so the media/we shouldn't blame that.
>>>
>>> I'm not sold on McLaren, but not because of this game.
>>>
>>> I don't quite know what to make of this result yet.
>>
>> Basically, barring a miracle, we're out. McLaren won't have the decency to
>> resign, so we'll just have to hope the FA sack him.
>>
>> Hopefully the manager and squad will watch the England Rugby team on
>> Saturday, and understand what it means to those players to play for England,
>> wear the shirt and to sing the English anthem (regardless of their Monarchy
>> views).
>>
> McLaren should have had the courage to drop out of form players and he
> doesn't. Gerrard couldn't hold a spot down in a pub team right now, I
> know he is a great player but playing in Internationals isn't the way
> to get your form back. He was dreadful!
>
>
> RED DEVIL

That is the problem. If it were a club side players not in form would
be left out. But it is the norm for successive England managers to
have a "core" of established internationals who they stick with.

A good coach would have the courage to pick the players that are in
form. The injured players have to be practically in wheelchairs before
they are rested.

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Count Baldoni