McClueless
Posted on Aug 19 2007 | Tagged as: The Stupid, Sport
Football Focus yesterday unwittingly provided further evidence that England boss Steve McClaren at best talks all kinds of nonsense and at worst just hasn’t got a clue what he’s doing.
In their interview, Ray Stubbs inevitably got round to the question of David Beckham, asking: “Will the MLS keep him sharp enough to play in Euro 2008 qualifiers?”
McClaren’s answer: “We’re hoping so. He’s hoping so. As long as he’s fit, as long as he’s got the motivation, eveybody knows what David Beckham can do. And the proof will be when he comes, when he trains, when he plays. I think we’ll see then that we’re still getting the same kind of performances that we got against Brazil.”1
But the MLS is such a drastically lower standard of football that he clearly isn’t going to be stretched or have to push himself week-in, week-out, and can’t possibly be as sharp as if he were playing in the Premier League or in Spain. It’s exactly the same logic that prevents the England coaching staff from looking twice at players from the Championship. McClaren frankly seems to be making it up as he goes along.
1 A succesful test of my underused shorthand, I feel.
