What is it about the England team? Cappello has looked at the tools in his workshop and realised that in trying to play a progressive style of football he will fall short. Attempting to play an expansive possession style of football would result in England’s early elimination. I think that Mr Capello has opted for Premiership type football as the squad he has assembled clearly cannot out pass opponents. And therein lays the problem. England players will continue to play catch up technique wise by this acceptance of viewing International football as the same as club football. Watching this type of play is something that, seen week in week out, leaves little for true admirers of the beautiful game. The other thing about the current England side is that they are hard to like. If England were a club side they would be a team that I wouldn’t like, much like Bolton under Allardyce. The Core of this squad is Chelsea and Sp*rs. That says a lot about any likability factor. Blood and thunde...
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