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Old 03-29-2005, 01:14 PM   #3966
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McClaren is a fucking crap manager, really. Very negative, spends a lot of money and Boro tend to go tits up every season when his boring arse team is found out for what it is.

Apparently he's a great coach, but great coaches don't make great managers in the English sense.

Also, Martin O'Neill got to the top of English football by playing a very robust game, relying on very big defenders and strikers, and a very physical game. Same at Celtic really. It's the only way for young managers who make their reputation in the English game to really do things now. It'd be pointless trying to play Arsenal or Manchester United at a passing game, they'd get slaughtered.

A good manager plays to his team's strengths. For a long time, Sven thought England's strength was lumping it up to Heskey. He has been blessed with Wayne Rooney, however.
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