Coaching For The Brave

What will Zlatan be doing next summer? So, after being beaten by Ronaldo in the World Cup Play-off, Zlatan Ibrahimovic reckons "the World Cup will be nothing without him." Most impartial fans would probably agree and it's a shame that both Sweden and Portugal couldn't both be there next year. However, I think he's missed the point. If he was that good we would be seeing him next year.  Ibrahimovic had the tag of "Flat Track Bully" way before Ronaldo did and his Portuguese counterpart seems to be doing all he can to ditch that tag. Zlatan's scoring record is an impressive one in two but his career has a major glitch. He could have played in 3 World Cups already but Sweden only qualified for 2 and guess what. He failed to score at either of them. In fact, in one he was blamed for being greedy and missing when he could have squared the ball for a simple tap in. This led to Sweden's early elimination. So, on the gre...

Earlier this week I posted about how foolish Wilfried Zaha had been with his comments after being selected for the full England squad. After watching the game last night I think Zaha should learn from 2 glaring lessons. 1. Take a good long look at Leon Osman. Although 31, he took his call up with humility, determination and a fair amount of capability. No mouthing off from him. Osman applied himself well and was a plus point for England. Will he get another game? Maybe not but you could tell he deserved his chance and was incredibly proud. 2. If you can't be humble and proud to represent England then you need to be able to back up your mouth. Ibrahimovich has a massive ego but his brilliance matches it. Zaha had a small cameo role but looked so out of place I felt sorry for him. Time is on Zaha side and maybe not on Osman's so let's hope he can learn some lessons. If he can't or won't, I'm more than happy for him to take his other option and chose the I...

Our new Saviour? It's great to see Roy blooding some new talent in this weeks friendly against Sweden. Our "Golden Generation" needs replacing. However, I have a couple of problems with one of those about to be blooded. Step forward Mr Wilfried Zaha. Our new, self appointed saviour. Zaha is indeed a very exciting prospect and one who I hope goes on to fulfil his potential and I love a player who is confident in his ability but who on earth does he think he is? Rather than accepting his call up with humility, his first act is to let everyone know how good he feels he is.  "I want to come up against defenders who will properly test me," he said to the Guardian. Well he already is being tested week in week out. After his 17 starts this season he's scored a measly 4 goals. Maybe he should try to test himself first. "I'd never look at someone and think he's better than me, unless it's Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. When I ...