Coaching For The Brave

Should England drop Wayne Rooney? Predictably, as the final whistle blew on England' s defeat to Italy, Twitter exploded with abuse for Wayne Rooney. In typical British fashion, the same press that has spent a decade building Rooney into England's talisman couldn't wait to join in and lay the blame for the whole sorry result at his feet.  Club allegiances surfaced and idiots on Social Media everywhere insisted Wayne didn't bring anything to the game and should be dropped. We don't deal in knee-jerk reactions though so let's take a closer look at see if the criticism is worthwhile. So, should England drop Wayne Rooney? The arguments seem to revolve around the following issues: Sterling deserves the Number Ten Role. After such a fantastic season for Liverpool, Raheem Sterling deserves his place in the England squad. However, is he a better Number Ten than Rooney? Well, there is no point comparing International careers so lets look at thi...

Psst. Do you want to know who's going to win the world Cup? Would you like a sure fire way of beating the Bookies? Read on you lucky man... Every bookmaker currently has Brazil as their favourite to win the World Cup. You can get 3 to 1 if you hurry. Why are they favourites though? What makes them so special? I've delved into the World Cup statistics to find the factors that really matter. The ones that over the last 19 World Cups have made a difference. They are fascinating and do lead you to a clear winner. Is it Brazil though? From a statistical point of view the following factors provide the best indicator of a World  Cup Winner. The Continent where the tournament is played, FIFA Rankings from just before the tournament and the average age of the team. Continent By far, this has been the biggest indicator. you can pretty much guarantee that the winner will come from South America. 15 out of the 19 World Cups have been won by a team from the continent tha...