Enthusiasm and talent are qualities a person must have to be successful. I don't know him and I haven't met him. so let us just say I am joking when I say McLaren has zero talent and the most enthusiastic England coach ever. Some might not see it as a joke.
A lot of people point to the dearth of English players playing in the EPL as being the cause of England's sorry standing. Each team in the English premier league has about 20 percent of them, which translates to 60 to 80 players to chose from. That's more than enough beef there for Jose (we are not talking of the real Jose yet) to chose from. And there are a lot more where they come from.. the MU academy etc. I say England has more than enough players.
The real problem is finding coaching talent. McLaren put his talent to the test for all the world to judge by by fielding his weaker goalie against Croatia. The continued failure of English coaches is emblematic of a deeper problem. That problem lies in the heart of the English psyche, its nature being the predilection to want to rule the world, with just the bully's arsenal of a few nuclear bombs in his cupboard. Bombs and prayers don't win hearts, least of all win a football game.
That's stretching it a bit far of course. What's clear is that everybody is in the dark about this coach thing. Can we say that Germany, or France, or Brazil has more players than do England. What rubbish! The system of English football has simply failed to produce good coaches.
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