[EvilSmurf]

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he's usally a player's favorite.

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Yeah, just ask Romario and Luis Figo.

Now onto the substance of the question, he's the best manager England could have got once Guus Hiddink pulled out of the running by taking the Russia job. He plays his way to make a team concentrate on its weaknesses rather than its strengths, that is, if he feels a team is weak in defense and strong in attack, he will have them play relatively defensive football to counteract their weakness in defense. Also, unlike Eriksson, he is not afraid to make a controversial decision (such as selecting Brazilian-born Deco for the Portugeuse national team, subbing Luis Figo in the Portugal/England game, not selecting the popular Joao Pinto for Portuguese duty and leaving Romario home in the 2002 WC) which I think England needs, as Eriksson will leave Beckham on, no matter how badly he is playing and has persisted with a Gerrard/Lampard central midfield, even though it is blindingly obvious they don't play very well together.

All in all, the FA made the right decision, though as an Australian I would have loved to see them go for Allardyce or McLaren (and as a Manchester City fan, I'm glad they kept their mitts off Psycho).