tiger2000 wrote:ITs not about the money, its about the coaching set up, so The FA have to take full responsibility for the debacle. England has about 150 UEFA Grade 'A' Coaches, all working with pro or semi-pro adult players. Spain has 800, 200 working with pro's and 600 working with kids from 5 to 16 years old, until we address the grass roots coaching we will be served dross like we have seen over the past couple of weeks from the England team. Just to add to that - German's rich pedigree casts large shadow

tiger2000 wrote:ITs not about the money, its about the coaching set up, so The FA have to take full responsibility for the debacle. England has about 150 UEFA Grade 'A' Coaches, all working with pro or semi-pro adult players. Spain has 800, 200 working with pro's and 600 working with kids from 5 to 16 years old, until we address the grass roots coaching we will be served dross like we have seen over the past couple of weeks from the England team. Just to add to that - German's rich pedigree casts large shadow

Well I'm backing the Dutch for the Cup now, as I certainly don't want to see either Argentina or Germany win the trophy and as much as I like Brazil, its time a new name was engraved on the trophy.

I don't care who wins the world cup

[quote="LFCRhino"][/quote]

You mean you do actually care if someone else does ?

I'd like to see Uruguay win it with Forlan getting all the goals thus landing me £134. Would be pretty nice to see Chile do something, the most entertaining team in the tournament to date.

Should Capello go?

IMO no. He's got a top quality CV, one of the best in the world. England were excellent in qualification.

I think he started making mistakes in the build up to the World Cup and has had a very poor tournament. But seeing as he has the vast experience and talent he has I think it would be stupid to turf him out after this. He'll have learnt a lot about about England, the English press and tournament football this summer. His English will improve when he has a few more years behind him.

I also think there isn't any overwhelming candidates to take over from him. Harry Redknapp??? Give me a break. He has so much baggage the knives will be stabbing him in the back as soon as he has the press conference giving him the job. Getting 4th place with Spurs is a success, but it's a success based totally on the implosion of LFC. He is also a twitching tvvat.

Hodgson. Yeah, let's appoint someone on the back of 5 minutes of success in a mediocre career. That'll work, won't it?

Hiddink would be a possible, and obviously as a CFC fan I like him a lot, but his Russia side didn't even make the WC.

For me, stick with Capello and have a massive cull of our ridiculous press and the idiots who feed the press. Burn down Fleet Street and shoot to kill with all rioters tonight.

I'm that old I can remember a fantastic Peru side that had stars in it called Chumpitaz and Cubillas...I were noburralad at the time...the point being they were a bit like Chile...entertaining!
Some things you don't forget...and great footballers are rare.

Awful display, the goal that was not given could have changed the match but still we were out played from beginning to end. The players have let the fans down and looked a shadow of their usual selves. That said Capello made some awful decisions for such an astute coach, SWP, Carragher and Barry. Barry should never play for England again, he just gives the ball away and for a holding midfielder he never seems to make a tackle.

If Capello goes, which won't happen, then there is only one choice for me and that is Redknapp.

I would have picked Phil Neville over G Barry (yes honestly), Barry was jogging all over the pitch, he looked like a lame horse, never once did he put on any kind of a spurt, Where were players like Ashley Young, Downing, Agbonlahor, Carrick. People that look committed?