Coaching For The Brave

England versus Uruguay Formation  Its been nearly a week now since England fell to Italy in their first group match of the 2014 World Cup. We explained in our last edition  Should England Drop Wayne Rooney?    the real reasons England failed and today we show what the England Versus Uruguay Formation should look like. It's a must win game for both teams so expect either a cagey affair with so much at stake or both teams slugging it out toe to toe. We've taken both situations into account and built a team to get the performance from the personnel available. Oh and yes, Rooney does start! England Versus Uruguay Formation As we showed last time, England's downfall was a ridiculous selection of four forwards who all gravitated to the centre of the pitch. This was a classic case of picking players and then worrying about a system. None of them had the discipline to do the job they were picked for and they ended up stifling each other. So, what's the...

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...

After a superb summer of sport with distractions galore, it's time to turn our mind to the "real deal" Yep the Premier League explodes back on the scene this weekend and as ever, we have a mouth watering season ahead of us. Here's why we'll all be glued to the action over the coming months. 1. Let's start with last season. Don't tell us you've forgotten what a fantastic day the final games gave us. Survival for some, despair for others. Glory for City after years of struggle and heartbreak for United. Anything that can produce that level of drama and excitement will do for us! 2. Eden Hazard should light up the Premier League. Not all imports come good in our league but he has genuine class and Zidane rates him highly. Pre-season hasn't been great for him but if he gets his head right he will be one to watch. 3. We have always thought that Brendan Rodgers is a bit of a genius and last season showed what he can do with a footba...