teebs (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} peachforhours) wrote,@ 2008-09-16 19:36:00 |
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Taken from The London Lite 16/09/08
Following Sir Andrew Millar's departure as England boss, assistant manager Pedro Almodovar has followed suit and walked out the door of the England set-up. And, in an equally abrupt move, the FA has appointed long-time person Nigel Hezel to be Bernard Shaw's new number two man.
Almodovar cited his close relationship with Millar as a reason for his exit; the two had worked together on the England staff for several tournaments and become, according to England fringe player Tog, "like brothers". Almodovar held preliminary talks with Bernard Shaw in the early hours of the morning at the FA headquarters in Westwood Park, but seeminly couldn't come to any agreement as to the direction of this temperamental England team.
But, as they say, the wheel is always turning, and it has turned the direction of Nigel 'Big Daddy' Hezel. He has long been on the fringe of things in the England set-up, never quite coming to the prominance that his stomach has perenially enjoyed. But big expectation calls for a big man, and England have found one is every sense of the word. It is imagined that Hezel will bring the player relations and man management abilities that he has, in order to balance out the ruthless and uncompromising techniques of Shaw.
Whatever the outcome, England hope to have found their genuine Mr Nice Guy, someone who can deflect the barbed wire tongues of the English media whenever the inevitable disappointement comes around once more. But with the world cup starting tomorrow, Bernard and the Big Daddy have given us cause to hope. Hope that England won't be the ones being tombstoned this time.
ALMODOVAR OUT,
ENTER THE BIG DADDY
ENTER THE BIG DADDY
Following Sir Andrew Millar's departure as England boss, assistant manager Pedro Almodovar has followed suit and walked out the door of the England set-up. And, in an equally abrupt move, the FA has appointed long-time person Nigel Hezel to be Bernard Shaw's new number two man.
Almodovar cited his close relationship with Millar as a reason for his exit; the two had worked together on the England staff for several tournaments and become, according to England fringe player Tog, "like brothers". Almodovar held preliminary talks with Bernard Shaw in the early hours of the morning at the FA headquarters in Westwood Park, but seeminly couldn't come to any agreement as to the direction of this temperamental England team.
But, as they say, the wheel is always turning, and it has turned the direction of Nigel 'Big Daddy' Hezel. He has long been on the fringe of things in the England set-up, never quite coming to the prominance that his stomach has perenially enjoyed. But big expectation calls for a big man, and England have found one is every sense of the word. It is imagined that Hezel will bring the player relations and man management abilities that he has, in order to balance out the ruthless and uncompromising techniques of Shaw.
Whatever the outcome, England hope to have found their genuine Mr Nice Guy, someone who can deflect the barbed wire tongues of the English media whenever the inevitable disappointement comes around once more. But with the world cup starting tomorrow, Bernard and the Big Daddy have given us cause to hope. Hope that England won't be the ones being tombstoned this time.
