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Do We Ask Too Much Of Our International Sides?

by Ethan Armstrong on June 25, 2009 · 7 comments

Yesterday, I asked the question of implementing live video review in football. Today’s question is: are our expectations too high for international football? I enjoyed your responses to yesterday’s article. Please weigh in with your feelings on international football in the comment section below.
It is easy to hold one’s international side to an unfair ideal. [...]

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Chelsea and Hiddink’s “Country-Club” Manager Idea is Brilliant. Right?

by Richard Whittall on February 17, 2009 · 5 comments

Hiddink the Hero. Credit hspam via flickr.

If I had my way, Guus Hiddink, unveiled today at Chelsea, would be the first of several managers to manage both their national and club sides at the same time. It makes perfect sense: the running gag in the British press always seems to be the enormous [...]

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