The football world was stunned when Iceland knocked off England at the Euros in relatively easy fashion, we might add. The English were exposed as a bunch of Premier League pansies and the inquest had begun now that the Brexit jokes are starting to die down. Maybe.
The next England coach, dubbed as the 'Impossible Job', has yet to be named, though there are candidates galore. Gareth Southgate was one of them, even though his credentials were questioned. Nevertheless, he has taken himself out of consideration.
One name who has not as of this writing is former Tottenham Hotspur legend Jurgen Klinsmann, who has been favoured by many for the gig. Even better, he may actually want this.
Now let's examine the situation. This could honestly be great news for everyone involved. The United States is clearly stuck in place with him and a coach returning for a second World Cup could result in a bad situation for us.
Meanwhile, England claim to not like foreign coaches like Sven Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello but Capello's 66.7 win percentage as boss is actually the nation's best since 1946. Even if he was beaten for the group title in the 2010 World Cup by Bob Bradley's U.S. team.
But would Klinsmann automatically be a flop for England? Actually this blog thinks otherwise. England and its managers are stuck in the past, overrating their talent and believing they can control the ball and control matches. The problem is that they can't.
Enter Klinsmann. He's a coach that eschews creative, attacking players like Sacha Kljestan, Benny Feilhaber, Darlington Nagbe and even a Lee Nguyen in favor of one-dimensional sods like Kyle Beckerman and workmanlike plodders like the past-his-prime but useful Jermaine Jones.
Since England play at a slow tempo anyway, Klinsmann will find the type of hard-nosed talentless grinders he prefers for them and will insert them right into the XI. And that's what they need because throwing in umpteen forwards and thinking that is football is the current ridiculous approach. And Klinsmann is ridiculous too but he can guide subpar talents like Beckerman and Mix Diskerud to mixed results.
This means a radical redefining of English football. It means more of a prominent role for Eric Dier - possibly England's best player in France - and the addition of a Ryan Shawcross from Stoke City. It means Jamie Vardy must get 90 minutes over Harry Kane, who may be all-world in the Premier League but looks lost with the Three Lions. Perhaps Danny Drinkwater and Luke Shaw would fit in well with Klinsmann's cowardly ideas. Klinsmann would covet a player like Ashley Williams, English-born but tied down with quarter-finalists Wales.
Under the Klinsmann approach, England will see less of the ball - which is a good thing because they are awful and clueless with loads of possession! Under the Klinsmann method, they can defend all night and play with 'heart and guts' as opponents attack their goal!
England can only go up. Klinsmann has had a magic carpet ride as a national team coach, getting far better results than he should - not out of his coaching but out of sheer luck. Even he knows his luck may have run dry with the United States. But how bad could he be with England? Surely he could beat Iceland, right?
We endorse Klinsmann for England coach and wish him the best!
"Enter Klinsmann. He's a coach that eschews creative, attacking players like Sacha Kljestan, Benny Feilhaber, Darlington Nagbe and even a Lee Nguyen in favor of one-dimensional sods like Kyle Beckerman and workmanlike plodders like the past-his-prime but useful Jermaine Jones."
ReplyDeleteBravo!
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