Is bitter Portsmouth manager right to “worry about England’s future”?
by stresster on October 16th, 2008
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Harry Redknapp is a grumpy old soul today, despite the fact that England Under-21’s have qualified for the Euro 2009 finals, and the senior team are well on their way to landing a spot in the 2010 competition. Could it be that the Portsmouth manager is having to gorge on some sour grapes after slating Fabio Capello earlier this season after a disappointing 2-2 draw with Czech Republic?
Nobody can argue that the ex-West Ham gaffer hasn’t done a sterling job at Fratton Park, pulling Pompey away from the jaws of relegation and into the top half of the Premier League. However, his latest comments in The Sun regarding the future of English football might have a few people scratching their heads, especially on the day after players such as Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott were part of such a fine performance in Belarus.
ENGLAND’S win proved that Fabio Capello has got us on the right road.
But I wonder how long it will be before we run into a dead end.
Now the last thing I want to be is an England killjoy. But I’ve been long enough in the game to be a Three Lions realist and I’m worried about the future.
While we roar on to the 2010 finals in South Africa, there is a more worrying situation happening immediately beneath the top level.
I don’t see our next David Beckham or Rooney.
No one dazzles.
That is what worries me. Yes, they are through to the finals next summer. But the Under-21s is all about fine-tuning players for the national team. In the end, England got through courtesy of an own goal after Wales absolutely battered them.
Yes, that’s right, the Dragons battered England and still managed to concede five goals to them! It’s clear that a lot of nerves were on display in the second leg Under-21 match, and the fact that the Three Lions only just made it through does not mean we should be depressed about the future of English football at this present moment in time. Does anyone agree with the Portsmouth manager or is he just being a bit bitter after missing out on the England gig?
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Tagged Under: England, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth FC
BringBackBananas - October 16th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
rooneys 23, wtf do we need a “next one” for?
and beckham has been a bitpart player in the qualifying games so far anyway
under21s isnt about making superstars, it should be about grooming the young players into international football, into the senior teams style of play.
many countrys use the u21 system the right way, especially italy. there u21 team is very improtant to players international development
its never worked in england because
a) as soon as a youngster has a few good moments in the premier league, the media put so much pressure on him to be thrown in at the deep end. only to try and shatter and destroy a young lads career by ripping him to pieces when he doesnt become a world class by the time he is 22
b) england have never had a playing system or style (well not one thats worked or been successful) to groom players into. its a sort of mish-mash of players with good potential, or premier league experience thrown together on the pitch in any system that fits them all in