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Chitchat Good Riddance! Should have resign after WC 2014
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Welsh players including Aaron Ramsey celebrate England's defeat to Iceland and Euro 2016 exit
28 June 2016 • 7:51am
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A video has emerged apparently showing the Welsh squad celebrating the moment England were beaten by Iceland and sent crashing out of Euro 2016.
The video, which was not possible to verify, showed the players and staff jubilantly cheering and hugging each other.
Aaron Ramsey apparently celebrating England's defeat to Iceland along with the Welsh squad Credit: Twitter
The video drew incredulous reaction on Twitter - mainly from fans who were shocked that Wales would celebrate England's defeat with such apparent unbridled glee.
Welsh apparently celebrating Engalnd's defeat to Iceland along with the Welsh squad Credit: Twitter
England were defeataed 2-1 by Iceland, sending them crashing out of the tournament.
Their disastrous display led to European commentators laughing at England's ability to crash out of Europe twice in one week.
Manager Roy Hodgson resigned immediately after the match, saying he was sorry that his four year tenure had to end like this but that "these things happen".
An early Wayne Rooney penalty gave early optimism to the England players that this match might not be quite as difficult as they had feared, but some dreadful defending a few moments later allowed Ragnar Sigurdsson to head in from close range.
Visibly rattled, England struggled to get into any sort of rhythm afterwards and long shot after long shot made things simple for the Iceland defence. It got far worse for Roy Hodgson's team when Kolbeinn Sigthorsson forced a shot past Joe Hart from the edge of the area, the England keeper making a terrible error and allowing the ball to slip through his grasp and into the back of the net.
Iceland didn't struggle for the rest of the game and England rarely tested them. Hodgson resigned in an apparently pre-written statement minutes after the humiliation had been completed by the referee's final whistle.
Southgate named as bookies' favourite for England job after Hodgson resigns
Chris Davie
Eddie Howe and Gary Neville are also in the frame after the 68-year-old quit on the back of Monday's humiliating 2-1 loss to Iceland at Euro 2016
Gareth Southgate has been named as the early frontrunner to replace Roy Hodgson as England manager following the 68-year-old’s resignation.
Hodgson stepped down after a surprise 2-1 defeat to Iceland sent his side crashing out of Euro 2016.
Hodgson’s contract with the Football Association was set to expire after the tournament but in a pre-prepared statement after the full-time whistle, the former Fulham and Liverpool coach confirmed his departure along with his coaches Gary Neville and Ray Lewington.
Southgate is currently the manager of England Under-21s and led the team to the finals of last year’s European Championship, though they finished bottom of a group which included Portugal, Sweden and Italy.
The England manager's job is a Poisoned Chalice. Why oh why would any half decent manager accept the position?
Whether it's foreign (Capello, Errikson) or domestic, the problem lies with the calibre of players not the coach. Hodgson was never my 1st choice and neither was Harry Redknapp
Even if you put Mourinho or Guardiola in charge, a shit team is a shit team. England have not won any silverware in 50 years and judging from last nite's performance, it's unlikely they will win anything in the next 50.
Whether it's foreign (Capello, Errikson) or domestic, the problem lies with the calibre of players not the coach. Hodgson was never my 1st choice and neither was Harry Redknapp
Even if you put Mourinho or Guardiola in charge, a shit team is a shit team. England have not won any silverware in 50 years and judging from last nite's performance, it's unlikely they will win anything in the next 50.
england is exiting europe everyway expediently explicable.
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Umbro have a pop at Nike after England's Euro 2016 exit
Chris Davie
England's former kit manufacturer has joked that the team were better when they were in charge of making the Three Lions's shirt
Umbro reckon they’ve got the answer for England’s failings at Euro 2016 - and they are laying the blame at Nike’s door.
England had been wearing Umbro-made shirts since 1984 before Nike took over in 2012 and have been producing the kits ever since.
England were good when we made the kits...
— Umbro UK (@UmbroUK) 27 June 2016
But following England’s shock exit at the hands of Iceland on Monday evening, the country were still trying to work out where it all went wrong.
Umbro, however, reckon England have got worse since the decision to swap kit providers.
As a manager you can only do so much. Even the best laid plans will fall flat if the players fail to execute. They had a good run to qualify for the finals and I guess the odds were stacked against them that they would lose at some point.
What England really need is someone who selects players based on form and not reputation. Look to Italy-no big names, incredibly fit players, compact and play to Conte's command. They look the part to win Euro2016 and they're easily the most impressive team in the tournament.
What England really need is someone who selects players based on form and not reputation. Look to Italy-no big names, incredibly fit players, compact and play to Conte's command. They look the part to win Euro2016 and they're easily the most impressive team in the tournament.
Definitely shd keep on his england job because he is helping me hahaa england always help me made the right choice.
Thats the trait of an england team, sure collapse...clueless and jus put in the players from top club and good to go. And with neville as assistant..doom.
Iceland 1st 2nd haf very good.
Maybe WC neville brothers will take over hahaha
Money on england is cruel to yourself
Thats the trait of an england team, sure collapse...clueless and jus put in the players from top club and good to go. And with neville as assistant..doom.
Iceland 1st 2nd haf very good.
Maybe WC neville brothers will take over hahaha
Money on england is cruel to yourself
Everyone is taking a pop at England (and rightly so) but let's give more credit to Iceland who seem to have been totally missed off the radar by the press.
Their achievement is nothing short of remarkable.
How does a country with a population of 5% of Singapore humiliate a (supposedly) footballing powerhouse like England will go down in history as one of the country's greatest achievements.
Btw let's compare the manager's salaries
Roy Hodgson £3.5 million per year
Lars Lagerbäck & Heimir Hallgrímsson £300k per year. (Hallgrímsson is a former part-time dentist).
I won't even start on the difference in salaries of the players...
Their achievement is nothing short of remarkable.
How does a country with a population of 5% of Singapore humiliate a (supposedly) footballing powerhouse like England will go down in history as one of the country's greatest achievements.
Btw let's compare the manager's salaries
Roy Hodgson £3.5 million per year
Lars Lagerbäck & Heimir Hallgrímsson £300k per year. (Hallgrímsson is a former part-time dentist).
I won't even start on the difference in salaries of the players...
What? has he forgotten that his Brazil team got hammered 7-1 by Germany?
Scolari interested in replacing Hodgson as England manager
By Chris Davie
Jun 29, 2016 23:45:00
The 67-year-old, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, rejected England in 2006 but admits he would be keen on a move now
Former Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has declared an interest in becoming England’s next manager.
The 67-year-old guided Brazil to victory in the 2002 World Cup and was in contention to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson as England boss in 2006 before he ruled out a move due to intense scrutiny from the British media.
Scolari failed in his only stint in England as he lasted just six months at Chelsea but insists he would be willing to what the Football Association may propose.
“I am the manager of Guangzhou and I am concentrating on my job here,” Scolari told the Daily Mail.
“But I know the importance of the England job in world football. I’ve an affection for English football and I am aware of the need for the national team to be successful.
“I understand the importance of an international manager from my time with Brazil and Portugal.”
Gareth Southgate was the early favourite to succeed Roy Hodgson, who immediately resigned after England’s exit at Euro 2016, but widespread reports now claim that the 45-year-old is unwilling to take on the role, even on an interim basis.
Conte shows Spain value of a top coach - but no elite managers want Del Bosque's job
By Ben Hayward
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The former Real Madrid boss will step down after La Roja's loss to Italy at Euro 2016 on Monday, but their are no big names in the frame to take over and lead a new project
The Vicente del Bosque era is over. The Spain coach has yet to officially announce his decision to leave, but it is no secret that the 65-year-old will walk away after his side were beaten by Italy in Paris on Monday. The problem now is finding a quality replacement.
Spain's Football Federation (RFEF) have known for some time that the former Real Madrid boss would be leaving, yet it still seems there are no plans in place to bring in a successor - and most of the big names are either not interested in the position or have just changed jobs.
Del Bosque was a passive presence on the bench at the Stade de France as La Roja lost to an Italian team with inferior players but a younger, more passionate, more dynamic, intense and shrewd tactician in Antonio Conte.
The former Juventus boss showed Spain the value of a top coach as he helped his side win the match with a tactical masterclass. And with rebuilding now needed after a second successive disappointment at a major tournament, La Roja require something more than a father figure like Del Bosque.
The options, however, are few and far between. Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has said he would like to coach Spain in future, but not now. And that is precisely the problem. For a top-class manager, the chance of coaching Spain - or any national team for that matter - is not attractive when they can take their pick from Europe's elite clubs.
Pep Guardiola is probably the best there is and he has said that he would like the experience of coaching a national team at some stage, but he is keen to focus on his club career for now and has just moved from Bayern Munich to Manchester City. Due to his Catalan roots, it is also unclear whether he would be willing to lead Spain anyway - even though he represented the nation as a player.
Unai Emery has just joined Paris Saint-Germain, Paco Jemez has moved from Rayo Vallecano to Granada, Rafa Benitez has signed an extension at Newcastle, while Ernesto Valverde is happy at Athletic Bilbao and Marcelino Garcia Toral is unlikely to leave Villarreal.
The RFEF want a Spanish coach, but federation chief Angel Maria Villar has been standing in as acting president for the suspended Michel Platini at Euro 2016 and has his mind on the top job at Uefa.
In the meantime, the favourites to succeed Del Bosque as Spain coach are Joaquin Caparros and Julen Lopetegui in a list that also includes Pepe Mel, Michel and Roberto Martinez, while even Jose Antonio Camacho has been mentioned as a possibility.
Caparros was successful at Sevilla, laying the foundations for Juande Ramos to enjoy success at the Sanchez Pizjuan, but was less popular at Athletic and has done little since then, losing more games than he has won in La Liga. He is also a very defensive coach who does not seem to fit Spain's style.
Lopetegui, meanwhile, was sacked by Porto after losing out to Benfica in the Portuguese championship. He is highly thought of, however, after successful spells with Spain's Under-21 and U-19 teams. He is, at 49, also a much younger man than Del Bosque.
The other options appear even less attractive. Mel has been sacked twice by Betis, Martinez was a failure ultimately at Everton with a terrible defensive record, while Michel proved a disaster in France with Marseille and Camacho has been out of the picture for a number of years and has already had the job once anyway.
Conte, in any case, is the exception. A young coach with great pedigree, he took the unusual step of coaching his country in his prime (he is now 46) and he will be replaced this summer by a veteran: 68-year-old Torino trainer Giampiero Ventura.
Ventura has never coached a top team and that is a problem the next Spain boss will likely have as well. So while La Roja still possess some of the world's finest footballers, finding a man who earns their respect and who is up to the standard they expect may be an impossible task for the RFEF this summer.
Because no elite coaches want the job - at least not at the moment.
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