Roy Hodgson

[RandomJ]

They'll beat us.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

So why didn't he start that team against Russia?

Don't understand that. The side against Russia was pretty good for the first hour, I thought. Not too many complaints as to how they played, other than showing that the team plan doesn't suit Kane.

It's when things start going wrong that a manager and senior players need to enforce a plan. Against Slovakia, there just wasn't one for the last 20 minutes.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

I think Iceland will secretly fancy their chances

 

[worsleyweb]

I think Iceland will secretly fancy their chances

No chance. Roy reminds me of Audrey Roberts.

 

[billfromthehill]

Roy Hodgson gets a lot of stick on here and from a lot of people elsewhere and rarely seems to be given credit when things go well.

Nobody can complain about 10 wins in the qualifiers against albeit mediocre opposition and he managed to win the three friendlies. I know the performance against Portugal was poor but he seemed to take lessons from the three games as a whole and the team selections, performances and substitutions in the last two games have been pretty good. I know he has been criticised for bringing on Milner against Russia who was largely responsible for not stopping the ball in that led to the equalising goal but had they scored a goal without that substitution, he would have been criticised for not being pragmatic in closing down the game to secure the win. In the three friendlies, Sterling provided the assist in most of the England goals which was largely unreported by the media however Roy clearly recognised his contribution and rightly started him in the last two games. He also correctly pulled him and Kane off when they underperformed against Wales. All in all he seems to be performing well and seems to be making his selections and substitutions based on his own judgement rather than being led by the media.

Who else thinks he’s doing a good job?

R u takin the piss mate?

 

[west didsblue]

R u takin the piss mate?

I did post it before the Slovakia game. Give me a break.

 

[west didsblue]

No chance. Roy reminds me of Audrey Roberts.

He looks nothing like Pellers.

 

[billfromthehill]

He is totally tactically inept ,not Evan a plan a .how bad could a manager be at this level ,clueless beyond comprehension for me.

 

[mat]

I look forward to his next press conference telling dippers and the media to back off Sterling....

 

[Vienna_70]

Football under the dinosaur woy the FA yes man..

That's plainly wrong.
























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