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Probably why he played that system for Nice mainly due to Ben Arfa. I can't/can't be bother to find info on what he has played throughout his managerial career but would be surprised if it's just those systems he played for Nice last season

Apart from he (Dier) adds a lot more than Wilshere. Strongly believe if Roy had not made that change at half time we would of got back into the game or at least made more of a go of it, Dier was key in breaking up play and moving the ball quickly throughout the tournament, one of the only players who can hold his head high along with Lallana and Vardy.

This would of been ideal, Clyne and Rose pretty much wingers, when Dier would drop in and cover, having both played at fullback many times Stones and Bertrand would simply move to the right and left. So it could fluidly turn into a 4-1-2-1-2 (wide) at times. Instead we give Roy another 2 years after Brazil failure.

http://stmarysmusings.sbnation.com/2016/6/26/12033404/claude-puel-who-is-he Puel typically plays in a 3-5-2 or a 4-1-2-1-2 (diamond) formation with his teams according to this.....I thought we had a policy of having the same formation throughout all age groups which was 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1......

If we are trying to sign Sadio Berahino (11 caps 10 goals) it would seem that we're trying to sign young English current or recent under 21 international players as a priority this summer, throw in the Ox as well and we could have a midfield and attack of ------------Reed-JWP------------- (Romeu, Clasie, Wanyama replacement) Redmond-Chamberlain-Berahino (Davis + one or two more signings) -------------Austin----------------- (Long, Jay Rodriguez, Pelle or replacement)

I read he was speaking to Chelsea, Seville and Saints. Only chance of moving to us over Chelsea is playing time, think he'd rather go to the PL than Seville due to money reasons.

Because he's sold his soul, he's a Man United fan but it's all about the Maneeeeee!!!!!!!!!

4 long term ones I think

Tim Sherwood

How noble of you, I blame this headache.

R.Carlos on Hodgson: He told me I would never succeed as left back. I told him that he doesn't understand football. What went wrong at Inter? Did you not like the Italian style of football? My problem at Inter was Hodgson, Roy Hodgson. He wanted me to play as a forward when I'm a defender – I prefer to have space ahead of me to run into rather than be a winger already up there; for me it's better to have 80 metres to play in than 20. I didn't like the system or where Hodgson wanted me to play in it. He wanted me further up the pitch, sure, but stopped, still, rigid. The Copa America was coming up and I was playing at left-back for Brazil, so I wanted to play there for Inter too. I had to leave because I didn't want to jeopardise my chances with the national team. If I couldn't play the way I do I wouldn't be able to play for Brazil. I spoke to Massimo Morratti [the Inter president] to see if he could sort things out and it soon became clear that the only solution was to leave. Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/roberto-carlos-one-one#TCixo3RXogWBdb5V.99

Agree with everything except you can't blame him for not taking the Ox, he's injured Wilshere, Henderson shouldn't of been there who were both not fit, when we have players playing week in week out for teams that finished high in the table ie Noble and Drinkwater Sterling's form was so poor the last 12 months Puncheon would of been a better option let alone Townsend.

Exactly got to run without answering any questions and for 3.5m a year. Outrageous , big wigs at the FA are to blame.

Whatever Roy did is irrelevant? I give up.

IMO our pool of players to choose from was much poorer under Capello, you wait till we get a capable manager in we might not win anything but at least we'll have an identity and some sort of tactics. I'll say it again, if we had Conte as our manager the last 2 years we would of made the semi's or final comfortably. I stand by that I don't buy the players don't care nonsense of course they do they just played as if they had no leadership. (Rooney can be blamed for that as well as Roy) If it was on paper a good team with talented players, Roy should of done far far better with them, that's his job. You're contradicting yourself saying "we had good players so why blame the management". The last 2 tournaments have been the worst exits from major tournaments in decades. Shearer was spot on.

he wouldn't exactly be signed as one for the future would he....

------------Forster----------- Clyne-Smalling-Cahill-Bertrand --------Dier--Rooney----------- Sturridge--Alli--Lallana------- ----------Vardy---------------- Would of got us to Extra time or at least put up more of a fight, Rashford on earlier? (was Lallana injured?) Fair play to Iceland though, it just shouldn't of been so easy for them especially in that second half

Played for a relegation standard of squad every season in the Prem though, hopefully with better players around him he'll do well.

Blaming the manager is too easy yet you say Italy played well with average players (poorer squad than we have). All blame should be on the manager, Wilshere came on at half time and showed he should of not even been in the squad in place of Drinkwater and Noble, he just strolled around and couldn't even run. At half time we had a midfield of Alli, Rooney and Wilshere...It was never going to work and just showed how inept and clueless/senile Roy is. Always said if we do well in this tournament it will be in spite of Roy, we had a good squad although out of form Sterling and no 90 minutes for over a year Wilshere shouldn't of been there. Other than that Kane should of been dropped after 2 games but we had a better squad than most out there Pretty much had 10 men when Wilshere came on with no defensive midfielder breaking up, spraying passes and dictating play. Feel sorry for Dier who did nothing wrong and was proabably one of the only players who can hold his head high

Do you know if there was any truth in this Monk? http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-2415105/England-turned-Pep-Guardiola-favour-Roy-Hodgson.html Unbelievable.

England's manager was paid £3.5 million a year. Iceland's manager is a part-time dentist.

Guess.

I'm not excited but perhaps that's good to dampen the expectations then BOOM he stays for 4 years gets top 6 3/4 times with one top 4 finish and a FA cup win to boot. He does have a good record of purchasing and bringing though young talented players that is for sure.

Maybe he wants to come back and get European football. Looking at the odds for his next club Leicester seem a more likely destination than those two.

Tick from me too Mods time for a new Poll!?