The Manchester United defender claims that the tactician did not fully utilize the young talent in the squad and that the former West Brom boss was too defensive with his formation.
England clearly struggled against the creative Italians, who cut them open in every attack during the Euro 2012 quarter-final. Roy Hodgson chose to replicate Chelsea’s hugely successful ‘park the bus’ formula, with a stern focus on the backline.
However unlike the Blues, the Three Lions were unable to find a chosen target man like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 to lead the counter and thus were eliminated from the tournament despite taking the game to penalties.
The team got off to decent start in the shoot-out, but Ashley Young and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 squandered the chance to earn a berth in the semi-finals of the European Championships.
While Hodgson had some scintillating attackers at his disposal, the veteran manager opted for the uninspiring http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-Milner-c17706 on the right and the lethargic Young on the left.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Oxlade-Chamberlain were relegated to the bench despite impressing onlookers during the meager game time they gathered.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 has taken up his feud with Hodgson and blamed him for the country’s defence minded football.
"I am a fan of The Ox and I wanted to see more of him but in the end he finished up as a spectator. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Jones-c29903 is one of the most adaptable players we have in our country and where was he? When we need to take the ball from midfield, run 40 yards with
it and put the other team on the back foot, he is the man for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.”
"Instead, we stayed cautious and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-c2929, he is a different player to Phil, but I thought it showed we were being too conservative,” he said.
England’s future is currently at stake, with the team needing a major overhaul to turn their fortunes around. The influx of young talent is a must and they have some several upcoming stars that need to be integrated into the squad, so that boring and bland
football comes to an end.
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