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Ericson is Swede who spent the much of his coaching career in Italy. If that doesn't translate into defensive football I don't know what does.
We tried it against Argentina and were lucky, we won. We tried it against Brasil, France and yesterday against Portugal and lost. Sitting on an early lead by playing defensive football, attacking only on the break and cramming the penalty area with defenders will not win a championship. It just leads to negative football and high blood pressure for the fans while they await the inevitable.
This isn't about penalties or the disallowed goal, this is about playing the kind of football we see week in and out in the Premiership - fast, possession football using the minerals we clearly have in Lampard, Scholes and Beckham.. We should continue playing the kind of football that gives us these early one goal leads through to the end of the games - or at least until we have a two goal cushion.
We need to find a more balanced coach that can use our talents to dominate games by controlling midfield and supporting the incredible talents of Owen and Rooney up front - this would give the opposition less possession, give us more, lead to more goals and take some of the relentless pressure off of our very capable defense. It would also make the games much better to watch and give us a better chance of actually winning something. Lose the fucking coach, that's what I say.