Michael Owen, unsuccessful!

Saul Campbell, unsuccessful!

Excluding the Three Lions' forward aces and defensive backbones in the past eight years from the squad at the same time, George's decision immediately caused an extremely huge controversy in English football!

"It's true that Michael [Irving's] form has slipped this season compared to his peak, but that's mainly because he's been plagued by quite serious injuries that have prevented him from playing to his full potential. Although he is no longer coaching in English football, as a mentor who guides Owen on the road to superstardom, Houllier naturally wants to support his beloved apprentice at this time, "Not to mention his glorious deeds in Liverpool in those years, when he played for Real Madrid last season, Michael was the most efficient scorer in the team! What is more undeniable is that Michael is still the most capable of the current England striker! Coach Nelson's big mistake in employing people is also a big loss for the England national team!"

There are many people who share Houllier's views, or support the views of the French veteran. After Houllier clearly expressed his skepticism about Owen's failure to be selected for the national team, Alan Shearer, Kevin Keegan and other influential stars and celebrities in English football also came forward to express their opinions, thinking that George's move to exclude Owen from the squad was really inconsiderate!

Some people may wonder why so many celebrities are pointing fingers at George's employment strategy and causing a lot of trouble in the entire English football scene when this match against Uruguay is just a friendly match......

On the one hand, the opposition that is dissatisfied with George's appointment as the coach of the Three Lions is making waves behind the scenes, intending to use this means to undermine George's prestige and create problems and obstacles for him to coach the national team, and on the other hand, because until now, Owen is still one of the most famous and capable players of all the homegrown forwards!

It has to be said that with the implementation of the Bosman Act and the gradual deepening of the commercialization of the Premier League, English football, which has always been full of talent, has also begun to face the dilemma of no one available. You must know that the former Three Lions have emerged top goalscorers such as Kevin Keegan, Lineker, and Alan Shearer, and strikers of Andy Cole's level can't even get the opportunity to play for the national team, and the previous England managers don't need to worry about the selection of strikers. And now, among the local strikers in England, except for Owen, who is already more famous than the real level, and Rooney, who has risen rapidly as a supernova in recent years, there are only rough brothers like Husky and second-rate strikers like Defoe and Crouch, and the overall level of the strikers has declined a lot compared with ten years ago!

There is no general in Shu, and Liao has become a pioneer. This is the awkward situation that English football is currently facing. If it weren't for that, fans wouldn't have reacted so violently to Owen's absence - it's really because the current Three Lions really can't find a striker who can replace Owen!

While people were shocked by Irving's defeat, Campbell, who was in the same situation, did not get the same treatment as Irving. After all, compared to the forward line of declining talent, the Three Lions, with the three first-class central defenders of Rio Ferdinand, John Terry and Ledley King, can be described as full of talent. Campbell, who is aging and declining in form, is not unacceptable to be left out of the squad in this environment. Not to mention, the feud between Campbell and Tottenham Hotspur is a household name in English football, and many fans despise the former Tottenham captain who transferred to his rivals on a free transfer for a high salary. Therefore, now that Campbell has ended up in this fate, not many people will sympathize with him.

In addition to the decision to exclude Owen and Campbell from the national team squad, George's move to recruit a large number of Tottenham players in this friendly match with Uruguay has also become the focus of fierce criticism by media experts - the selection of Ridley King, Gerrard and others is indeed logical, Phil Neville was also a regular in the England national team before being recruited by George, but the selection of Baines, Dawson and even Lennon and others undoubtedly left an excellent handle for those opponents!

Nepotism!

For the vast majority of managers, these two hats are enough to seriously shake their credibility in the team and in turn cause serious obstacles to their managerial path. However, there are still a handful of managers – like George Nelson – who can ignore both of these hurdles!

You must know that in the work contract signed by the FA and him, it is marked in black and white that George is solely responsible for all the affairs of the Three Lions, and the FA only needs to do a good job of ensuring the national team according to George's requirements. Therefore, although the opposition can be said to be overwhelming, George did not give any explanation for this...... In his opinion, if there is time to have a war of words with these guys, it is better to hurry up and improve the run-in of the team!

As for whether the FA will terminate his work contract under the pressure of public opinion, George does not care at all - don't look at the current opposition calls for a change of manager, as if the dismissal of George Nelson can solve all the problems, but if the FA really does this, and reveals a hint of the intention to let one of them take office, these people will immediately be numb!

At the moment when the World Cup is approaching, it is not in the best state to coach the England team that has accumulated fame in football for many years, and it has the most demanding public opinion environment in the world.

"George, isn't it too risky to do this?" leaning on her sweetheart's arms, Elizabeth raised a question that had been buried in her heart for a long time, "No one will say anything more if Campbell is the only one, and if you exclude Irving from the squad, once the national team has a poor record, it will easily get into trouble." ”

"Ellie, if I want to establish a reputation in the dressing room as quickly as possible, then this is undoubtedly the easiest and most effective way to do it...... I need to let these FA-spoiled guys know that their good days are over. In the face of his fiancée, who is also one of the most trusted people, George naturally has no intention of hiding his thoughts, and is very happy to express his true thoughts and plates, "And the reason why Lennon and Baines are recruited into the national team is on the one hand to better grasp the right to speak in the national team and deter those in the team who are dissatisfied with me, and on the other hand, because there are too few people in England who can understand and implement my tactical thinking!"

Although more than ten years have passed, the fine issued by UEFA to English clubs after the Heysel tragedy still has a huge negative impact - it has missed the three major European Cups for five years, the overall level and influence of the English league have been surpassed by several other major leagues, and the stagnation or even a significant regression in the technical and tactical level is the most deadly!

Prior to this, although English football was famous for its long pass and hanging style, there was no shortage of skilled players on the three lines - Bobby Moore could be called the last defender Pele wanted to play against, not only because of his defensive skills, but also because of his excellent organizational skills and the top passing and control level among his contemporaries, and Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and even Aston Villa were able to dominate the Champions League, which was enough to prove that English football at that time was at the top level at the technical and tactical level!

Coupled with the impact of the Bosman Act, although there have been technical midfielders like Joe Cole in English football in recent years, and the European points of the Premier League have returned to the top four in Europe, the quality of the young players cultivated is not satisfactory.

That's why in George's previous life, the 35-year-old David Beckham was still able to represent his country at the World Cup in South Africa until he suffered a serious injury and the season was out – neither Frank Lampard nor Steven Gerrard, who were seen as the heart of the midfield, were capable of controlling the tempo of the Three Lions in the game!

When facing opponents with strong strength or excellent midfield handling ability, they are often in a passive situation, and after Gascoigne and Manchester United's 92 generation faded out of the national team one after another, this symptom has completely evolved into a stubborn disease of the Three Lions - Who would have thought that France would be able to fight Argentina for 120 minutes in the World Cup, and England, which once forced Brazil to the edge of the cliff in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, would have no way to take opponents of the level of Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador, and was even blocked out of the Euro 08 finals by Croatia?

That's why George made the decision to call up all Tottenham players such as Baines, Lennon, and Dawson to the national team. The reason is that these "own people" can be perfectly integrated into his tactical system without running-in, thus reducing the risk that the Three Lions are prone to lose control of the rhythm of the game after being suppressed by the opponent, and the players' tactical execution is extremely poor!

The most important thing is that he will definitely carry out the tasks he has assigned without compromise and give his all on the pitch! Because unlike other big Britain players whose goal is only to win glory for their country and add a few more strokes to their resumes by the way, these Tottenham players have to add one more thing, and that is to fight for their own jobs!

When the manager of the national team and the owner of the club who pays him his salary are the same person, I believe that any player with a normal IQ will make the same choice!

PS: I didn't expect it to be interrupted for so long...... There will never be such a long break in the future!