Roddy B wrote:
Now then, experts, what did Roy do that was so much better than Fabio, then?
(not that I'm conveying the epithet of expert onto myself...)
Difficult to say without being privy to training. Kept things simple and didn't try to change too much in the short period of time he had to work in is how it looks to me. Given the circumstances of his appointment to the job, it probably makes sense that a lot of his selections - particularly where an established first choice withdrew - were players he'd worked with before.
Hodgson's real job starts now. It wasn't really about these championships just because of how and when he took the job, though he had as good a bash at it as he could. Now it's about building his own side, a side he can take to the next two major championships.
That said, Asim's point is quite pertinent.
