The former Manchester United striker claims that a change in coaching mentality at the grassroots level is required if England are to turn around their sagging fortunes.
Against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniele-De-Rossi-c10112 controlled the
game and attacked their opponents at will.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699, who was at his very best, saving his country from embarrassment with a string of sensational saves.
Hodgson’s defensive minded tactics did nothing to win over critics and disappointed fans; instead it enraged them even further as the side were unable to handle the supremely talented Azzurri.
The world of football has moved from ‘parking the bus’ and instead idolize themselves on Barcelona’s possession based ‘tiki-taka’ style. This was clearly reflected in the statistics, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 having only 34% ball retention and only nine attempts on goal.
As the ‘Golden Generation’ reaches the end of the road, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Owen-c25355 has urged the Football Association to take action and spark a change at grassroots level, so that the next generation of stars have a real chance at glory.
"Easy for people to say 'until we keep possession better we will never win anything'. We played to our strengths but are just not quite good enough. We were hoping to 'do a Chelsea' (referring to the tactics they adopted to win the Champions League last
season).”
"If you are not the best team then you have to find an alternative way to win. The other option is to forget results for a while and start from scratch playing a different style. Doubt we have the type of players to do that though. Answer has to be to start
coaching our youngsters a different brand of football."
Roy Hodgson faces a tough challenge in turning the current team into world beaters and therefore should turn his attention to the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jack-Wilshere-c17463, who can actually be the saviors for the nation in the not-so-distant future.
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