Steve McClaren is the new England Manager. It is a huge mercy that this episode in our lives is now put to bed. We can get back to our everyday lives safe that Patriotic fervour has ruled over the task of finding the best man for the job. If you are looking for somebody to win the world cup it is always worth looking at those who have done it and would appear capable of doing it again.If they are unavailable then let's try other avenues. Steve Mclaren has been part of the FA set up for long enough to undertsand the politics and the landscape and his knowledge of the players must be second to none. Presumabley Beckham and Neville have approved the appointment , so there will be no "player power" blind alleys further down the line.
Perhaps the biggest joy of his appointment, once we have put our crosses of St George down for a minute, comes in the shape of his ability to bring youth through, something that has served him well over the past season at Middlesborough. It brings a tear to my eye the amount and quality of young players that are filling those famous red shirts in the current glut of games they are encountering. Hopefully McClaren will show the same faith in the youngsters that regularly come up through the under 21 ranks and hit the starry glass ceiling.
We shall see. In the meantime let us all reflect on the biggest challenge that Mclaren faces and that will be the media who seem to believe that their job is served best by chipping away at human beings and that the effects of their undermining and harrying is somehow justified in our interest.
God Bless him and all who sail with him.
Come on England
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