Next England manager?

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

I think the problem is with us fans and the media.
The Italians play defensive football with a bit of flair when they have the opportunity. It's their style and it works for them - they've been doing it for generations.
Our mildly talented team try to play attacking flair filled football suitable for the Spanish or Germans or Belgians etc. They've had a dozen games to get used to it whilst also working on plan B. Then when things go wrong they don't have the guile or leadership to change. And get absolutely slated.
If we got in a Big Sam or Pulis we could play to a style that everyone understands and we'd be hard to beat.
But that is unacceptable...
An oversimplification, obviously. But you get my drift.

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

It wouldn't have made a difference anyway. He's that tactically inept he wouldn't of been able to counter anything Iceland did. He probably knew about the bloke with the long throw but was too clueless to do anything about it.

Probably???? They knew it was coming and had worked on it. Tbh that shouldn't have been Hodgson's call it was down to the defensive coach.
He was never really up to the job the way he was asked to do it and he didn't have the strength to do it the way that was natural to him.
But give him his due. He's played a better system than his predecessors and he's introduced a lot of potentially good youngsters who many wouldn't have promoted.
And he's gone....which is nice.