England boss Roy Hodgson says he has known for some time who he will
pick in his squad for this summer's World Cup in Brazil.
Hodgson, 66, insists that, barring injury, his mind is made up and he
will not be swayed by recent peaks and troughs in form.
Hodgson, who names his 23-man squad on Monday, told the Football
Associations website: “I've known for a while.”
So it sounds like Hodgson has pretty much had a squad in mind since the
Denmark game two months ago, and is doing what England managers always seem to
do in this situation, play it safe and pick the usual suspects regardless of
how they’re playing.
This is why our record in tournaments is so poor we take no risks and
just play it safe despite the abundance of evidence that it simply doesn’t work,
yet no England manager is prepared to break the cycle and try something
different.
What England does at tournaments is Einstein’s definition of insanity
trying the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
The most successful national side of recent times is Spain and yes they
have been blessed with a golden generation of players, but one main reasons for
their success was because after the 2006 World Cup they made changes they tried
something different, they broke the cycle.
Before Euro 2008 Spain were like England they were a team who flattered
to deceive they went into tournaments and people expected them to do well and
they always went out early, but instead of just saying oh well and trying the
exact same thing next time round, they took risks and made changes and look
what it’s brought them.
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