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Roy Hodgson, know your role and shut your mouth


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The best thing about all of this is we were telling everybody this 6 years ago but nobody thought it until he gives England their two worst ever tournaments while downplaying expectations so much that nobody batted an eyelid that he finished bottom of a group with Costa Rica.

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I'm amazed he did so well in qualifying, won them all didn't he?  But the real Roy showed up in tournaments.  One win in three tournaments, the last gasp winner against Wales. Tonight the whole country experienced what we had to endure when Northampton Town beat us and he blamed it on the kids.  His "resignation" bullshit was premeditated typical Roy.  

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The FA made a mistake in not giving the job to Harry Redknapp instead of Hodgson. Don't get me wrong, Redknapp wasn't a genius or anything, but he could at least set a balanced team up and get them to perform. I always felt Redknapp got bogged down in the transfer side of the game with all the agents and wheeling and dealing, but that wouldn't have been a factor with England.

 

The FA are a bit strange when it come to their preferred Englishmen. Terry Venables was very knowledgable but they bombed him out. Redknapp didn't get the nod either. There may have been a bit of fuss around both men, but I also thought a bit of class warfare came into play too. I may be off the mark there, but it's the only explanation I can think of for Roy's tenure. If your face fits you can make millions, even with modest achievements.

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