The former full-back claims that fear of the opponent can be utilized in such encounters to prevent complacency and that he himself used it as a tactic in his playing days.
England face a tricky date with the European minnows for their FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers and but having been ousted from this phase against the same opponents before, things will not be as easy as they seem.
On paper, both the teams are hardly a match for each other, as the Three Lions’ squad is dominated by world-class players, while the on the other http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/San-Marino-c2998 have always been though of as underdogs.
Their performance has been along the same line, but almost two decades ago, they gave http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 a run for their money after taking the lead just after kick-off.
Stuart Pearce played a horrendous back-pass, allowing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Davide-Gualtieri-c10649 to net the opener and shell-shock the 1966 World Cup winners.
However, Graham Taylor and his troops recovered well and got the better of their rivals in an eventual 7-1 thumping. But despite their notoriously poor record, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gary-Neville-c14447 has urged his countryman to give their best and be afraid of their opponents when
taking to the pitch for the World Cup qualifier.
“My mentality, when I played in games of this nature, was always to scare myself. It was a preparation tool. I thought of what might happen, and believed the world would collapse if I didn’t win. That is what I used to do. I can’t stand here as an England
coach and say England shouldn’t do anything but win on Friday. Nobody can.”
Continuing the ex-defender added that coach Roy Hodgson had to get his tactics right for this one, otherwise the team could suffer.
“The players are the managers of their own destiny, when they get to this level. They are really experienced. They have been here before. They have been round the block."
England face San Marino on Friday in London, with the hosts expected to light up Wembley with their plethora of stars, which includes the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873.
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