Assistant manager to Manchester United, assistant manager for England, led Middlesbrough to the Uefa Cup final and now England manager.
You’d think that with that sort of resume, McClaren might be an up and coming manager with the ability to inject passion and life into England performances.
You’d be wrong, too.
Why have the FA backed Steve McClaren when the former assistant manager has almost failed his objective of qualifying for Euro 2008 (and must rely on Israel to beat Russia...
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How many of you think that England’s defeat to Russia was the result of Steve McClaren’s tactical ineptitude and an acute inability to motivate his players?
There’s...
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Here’s a sobering thought for you Bolton fans – the comparisons with Charlton from last season (something I touched upon in my article last week on Bolton’s...
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Sep 2, 2006 – England beat Andorra 5-0 in a somewhat pointless Euro 2008 qualifier. Having beaten Greece convincingly some time before in...
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Paul Robinson’s crucifixation has started again, and combined with ‘that goal’ in the Croatia game as well as the short term memory of the press hacks calling for the recall of David James – these people seem to have forgotten...
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David Gill has responded to Ferguson’s desire to retire at the end of this season by naming an unlikely candidate as successor:
Steve McClaren.
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Disclaimer: This is personal opinion, so keep that in mind before you go off on a rant.
We know that the English media are a soulless, immoral, self-righteous and hypocritical bunch.
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Before the Israel game, Pini Zahavi, super-agent, predicted that the English media would set upon Steven McClaren like a pack of wolves if England failed to beat Israel.
He may just have been stating the obvious truth, but what he predicted...
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