Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 on Sunday night, insisting that the Three Lions boss had delivered what was expected keeping in view his brief preparatory time for the European Championships.
Just like on countless other occasions, England bowed out of coveted European competition after going down 4-2 on a penalty shoot-out. However, given the major changes that were made in the team, most notable of which were appointments of new manager and skipper Roy Hodgson and Steven Gerrard respectively, the Three Lions went into the tournament as the underdogs, carrying minimal expectations and pressure on their shoulders.
Dalglish, who is currently without a management job, refused to label the Three Lions Euro campaign as a failure. He also highlighted the lack of preparation time that the Englishman had at his disposal, which leads us to believe that their quarterfinal finish was a decent outcome.
While talking to reporters, he said: “Roy did not have a lot of time to prepare, but he got a lot of decisions right. For a start, Roy only got the manager’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 a few weeks before the tournament, so it was obvious that he was going to go with a style and a formation he was comfortable with.”
The Kop legend was also eager to pick up positives out of England’s Euro campaign, insisting that they hardly put a foot wrong defensively and was particularly impressed with the efforts of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Glen-Johnson-c15050.
He also claimed that with the current squad brimming with exceptionally talented young players and with a seasoned manager at the helm, England will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years and there is still a lot of room for optimism.
He added, “http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 have got plenty of talent coming through and have got a decent base of established players. Give Roy a bit of time and preparation and there is lots of scope for optimism.”
Following their exit from Euro, England will now turn their focus on the World Cup 2014 qualifiers.
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