Roy Hodgson set to be named England manager

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I think it's good news.
Way better then media darling Harry.

Hodgson does wonders with minor teams :)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/29/roy-hodgson-england-fa

Roy Hodgson is set to be named as England's new manager after the Football Association opted against making an approach for Harry Redknapp and was granted permission to talk to the West Bromwich Albion head coach.
Formal talks will take place between Hodgson and the FA chairman, David Bernstein, on Monday, with the former Internazionale, Fulham and, briefly, Liverpool manager having expressed a desire to take up the reins with the national side. Although Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, had initially appeared to be favourite to fill the position vacated by Fabio Capello in February, the FA said on Sunday night that no other candidates had been approached and Hodgson's was the only name on their shortlist, with negotiations over his contract expected to prove straightforward.
The 64-year-old would complete the season at The Hawthorns before turning his attentions to England ahead of Euro 2012, though the FA is understood to consider him very much a long-term appointment with the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 in mind. "I'm grateful to [the chairman] Jeremy Peace and all at West Bromwich Albion for their co-operation in allowing us to approach Roy, whom I have since spoken with," said Bernstein. "Roy is the only manager we have approached and we remain on course to make an appointment within the timescale we set out soon after Fabio Capello's departure. Further conversations will now take place with Roy and my Club England colleagues."
The fact that Hodgson, who began his coaching career with Halmstad in Sweden in 1976, has considerable experience as an international manager after spells with Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland was an added attraction for Bernstein and those on the four-man Club England board charged with replacing Capello. He lost only four of 30 qualifying ties over his spells with those three countries and guided the Swiss to the World Cup in 1994 and Euro 96, resigning before the finals.
The Croydon-born coach's contract at West Bromwich expires on 30 June, negating the need to pay his club any compensation. That would not have been the case with Redknapp, who would have cost the FA upwards of £8m to secure from Spurs.
Although the lack of even an approach for Redknapp constitutes a surprise, the Club England panel's decision not to contact the Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, apparently does not represent a change of tack. Hodgson is well respected and is considered the ideal candidate to oversee the entire national set-up – from first team to juniors – which will be based at the new St George's Park complex outside Burton-on-Trent from September. He is unlikely to insist upon bringing an extensive coaching staff with him when accepting the role, meaning the likes of Stuart Pearce, who is in charge of the senior side on an interim basis and will coach the Great Britain men's Olympics team in the summer, can be retained to ensure some level of continuity.
Hodgson has in the past described the possibility of managing his country as "a tremendous honour" and, although West Bromwich had hoped to extend his stay after seeing him establish the club in the top flight since replacing Roberto Di Matteo in February 2011, he has indicated to Peace that he cannot turn this opportunity down.
"Roy has done a fantastic job over the past 15 months and the fact the FA want to discuss the England role with him is testament to that," said Peace. "Roy is a proud Englishman and we can understand why he wants to speak to the FA about this highly prestigious managerial position.
"However, we have emphasised to Roy how much we would like him to remain as our head coach and continue his major contribution to our project at The Hawthorns as we look to establish ourselves as a Barclays Premier League club. Everyone here has an excellent working relationship with him and he is immensely popular with our supporters."
Those hopes are set to be dashed, though Hodgson will depart on good terms. His elevation to England represents reward for a nomadic coaching career that has taken him from Viking Stavanger to Neuchatel Xamax, Bristol City to Inter, with spells at Blackburn Rovers and, most successfully, Fulham in the Premier League. Having steered the London club to the Europa League final in 2010, he was appointed as Liverpool manager in succession to Rafael Benítez but lasted only 191 days in the role with the club in the midst of a takeover battle. However, his subsequent success at The Hawthorns, steering the Baggies to safety last term and mid-table this time around, has ensured his reputation has not been tarnished.
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Dr Strangemoosh

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My favourite English manager - top guy. Shouldn't have opted for the liverpool job when he was struggling in his personal life but looks like he lost nothing out of it in the long term.

Has more insights into the game than any other english manager. if he was a cheeky chappy that could wheel and deal like 'Arry, he would be winning back to back titles all over europe
 
Kaz

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What's Kaz's opinion on this? :p
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It's the Euros and a handful of matches so anything can happen.

But, let's be honest, this is a pathetic appointment after getting the likes of Capello. Has a mediocre CV and no top national team in the world would be even looking at him. He's only got the job because he is English and has friends in the press box. His teams play ugly shit-on-a-shit-football and his teams rarely win more than 42% of their games, which is a mediocre record. A mid-table team manager and nothing more.

They basically traded in a Lamborghini for a Mini.
 
mashdi

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Well done Roy.It's quite an upgrade from managing 2 mid-table clubs in Liverpool & West Brom.:)

Blackburn fans must be disappointed though.they were chanting " Steve Kean for England " yesterday.
 
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Kaz

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he signed for 4 years ;)
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The only plus side for England is that he won't have much of an opportunity to change too much before the Euros. After it, is where it could get disastrous.

Having said that, in a weird retarded way it could work. Win one, draw two, and they'll get through. He'll set them up defensively and may go far with England winning games in Extra time or penalties.

Honestly, though, with all the choices in the world, to go to Hodgson is pure negligence. No other top national team in the world would go to someone like him.

BTW mate how good is Luuk de Jong?
 
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Kaz said:
BTW mate how good is Luuk de Jong?
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One of the best strikers in the Eredivisie and has a bright future ahead of him (he's only 21). Great finisher, great shot, good header of the ball, can also 'play' football (as in, be involved in combinations etc.) to a certain extent, physically reasonably strong. His weak points are his speed, and also the speed of his actions (reaction time etc., really needs to improve if he wants to play at a higher level) and his technique (not horrible, but also not great). He's also a pretty irritating player who has a tendency to exaggerate when he gets fouled. PSV wanted him last summer but he was too expensive, and now I've also read the strong rumours about Liverpool following him so I understand you being interested in him ;) IMO he needs to improve if he wants to play in the EPL, even his strong points can all be a little better (for example, he's a good finisher in the Eredivisie but he still misses too many chances which is not good in a stronger league). He also needs to be quicker in everything, he's fine in the Eredivisie but he won't make it in the EPL without improving that. IMO he's not ready for the EPL yet.
 
Dr Strangemoosh

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Are you telling me there is a single manager in the world who can make something of this england team, which doesn't know the fundamentals of passing?
 
Behrooz_C

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Passing. Good topic.

To some it's boring, while others can't even do it on the ground.

Look, it's a no brainer, that passes over a long distance have less likelihood of being successful. The longer the distance that the pass has to cover, the more likely that it either gets intercepted or is misplaced. Players from the other team have time to read the ball and get to it before your target.

For heaven's sake England, just teach your boys to pass the ball short distances and be patient. It's too late for the likes of Gerrard, Rooney and Parker, but not too late for the next generations.
 
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