blueprint
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
So Portugese manager Jose Mourinho has came out to the media stating how much he wants the England job, but only if the English FA returns the enthusiasm and invites him. He even claims he has a blueprint for English football if he lands the job. The first of his blueprint is for the National Football Centre in Burton is completed. Yes, completed, not built. That Burton National Football Centre started construction a few years but stalled after a high FA figure, rumoured Howard Wilkinson, left or was sacked. This centre is a central ground for young English players to learn the game and get games under their belt at a young age. France has such a complex, with several fields and facilities, and produced current good players, one such Arsenal's current captain and defensive rock William Gallas. Wish Singapore had one,
hehh. Second of his bluprint is for an independent, unbiased team of physios and doctors by his side. Currently England has Arsenal's Gary Lewin as physio, so there might be some biased opinion, but... Doesn't Arsenal only have Theo Walcott able to play for England currently? He's only in the U-21s anyway.
And lastly Mourinho wants complete, or whatever, access to the clubs' training facilities, probably to look at some players in his mind. Fair enough all these that Mourinho wants. The National Football Centre is a must actually even before the Steve McClaren-era, to produce quality English players. The independent medical team isn't reasonable either. Maybe the total access to the clubs' training facilities, like Liverpool's Melwood, or Manchester United's Carrington, might be a little too unreasonable for the likes of Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson, but it is beneficial for the English players, who are recovering to match fitness, to be looked at way ahead of squad selection and meeting up for training as an England squad.
Haha looks like Mourinho isn't just looking at the big payday as an England manager. Perfect choice to lead England to World Cup glory at the end of June 2010.
Bye~!
my thoughts at 8:50 pm