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<blockquote data-quote="T_G" data-source="post: 461419" data-attributes="member: 175083">I am disgusted!!Major blame for the guttless players, but the manager has to take a big portion of the blame for this game.His big mistake was not playing David James in goal. Dropping Robinson was ok, but James would have had the experience, plus keep the defenders in position and make them less nervous than an international novice. He also plays with Campbell every week, so they know each other well. How many times did Carson play in Europe/Champions League/ Uefa Cup??? Obviously you can only gain experience by playing, but to throw him into the deep end for such an important game is criminal. Poor lad, I hope he recovers from it. he made a mistake but it isn't his fault. Secondly: Why did Mclaren not play Hargraves?? He has been excellent in the games he played for United, lots of experience. Lampard and Gerrard simply does not work, not enough holding power. End of.Third: Why did he not play Wes Brown as center half? He might not be as good as Rio, but has a lot of big game experience.I just can't believe that for such an important game Mclaren and Venables did not think to go for experience and &quot;holding&quot;. Plonkers.Maybe England should go for the Israeli coach, he managed to get a team of very average players to the same points tally as mighty England millionaires...At least his players seemed to fight until the end in a meaningless qualifier.Disgusted!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="T_G, post: 461419, member: 175083"] I am disgusted!! Major blame for the guttless players, but the manager has to take a big portion of the blame for this game. His big mistake was not playing David James in goal. Dropping Robinson was ok, but James would have had the experience, plus keep the defenders in position and make them less nervous than an international novice. He also plays with Campbell every week, so they know each other well. How many times did Carson play in Europe/Champions League/ Uefa Cup??? Obviously you can only gain experience by playing, but to throw him into the deep end for such an important game is criminal. Poor lad, I hope he recovers from it. he made a mistake but it isn't his fault. Secondly: Why did Mclaren not play Hargraves?? He has been excellent in the games he played for United, lots of experience. Lampard and Gerrard simply does not work, not enough holding power. End of. Third: Why did he not play Wes Brown as center half? He might not be as good as Rio, but has a lot of big game experience. I just can't believe that for such an important game Mclaren and Venables did not think to go for experience and "holding". Plonkers. Maybe England should go for the Israeli coach, he managed to get a team of very average players to the same points tally as mighty England millionaires...At least his players seemed to fight until the end in a meaningless qualifier. Disgusted! [/QUOTE]

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