What makes a team?
In football world, to appoint a new manager or a coach a number of aspects have to be considered. It’s always a tough job to any appointing committee to get the right person for the job, particularly in England, where media are too influential. Not only that the manager has skills, but his history that led his team to win trophy. England’s Football Association made a mistake by hiring Steve McLaren to lead England national team to a historical failure [of all time].
Nobody believe to see a team of young brilliant striker Wayne Rooyney, strong midfielder Steven Gerrad, and solid defender Rio Ferdinand, who all play in the English Premier League, the best league in the world, couldn’t cope with Croatia national team as well as any other team internationally. What’s the glitch here? Is it a sole responsibility of the coach? In a response to this is: yes.
England have lately appointed Fabio Capello, a former Italian football manager, to brainwash the England team to get used to winning habit. Who’s Fabio? Let’s not discuss where he was born, but look at how he has achieved so far. Throughout his career he managed Italian teams like AC Milan, Roma and Juventus, and giant Spanish team Real Madrid. Not surprisingly he oversaw one of the most dominant UEFA Champions League victories of all-time. His appointment is also an interesting point related to ongoing attempt that English football hope to see more national players in their big league. So what’s the heck to have an Italian managing the England national team. Well, the team, usually touted as great with potential to win big trophy, hasn’t done so for such long time. And it’s hopeful that the Italian will bring something new to rebuild the team confidence and start to really exploit their very potential to crush other teams.
England’s Arsenal accused of fielding too many foreign players
With a team like England not to shine is probably a tough job to deal with. What makes this English team to perform well and in consistency when they’re on the pitch is really a question. However, the recent defeat is probably not major blow or setback, but something that can be taken for the players to deliver more and to prove their competency.
Back in Phnom Penh, coach Scott O’Donell has just been parted with Cambodia national team for insufficient budget to keep him. Soon after that the country’s soccer federation, with financial assistance of a Korean Technology Company recruited, former South Korean international Yoo Kee-heung to coach the Cambodian team. The team have never won any major tournament in the region.
