It takes a special talent

[Peter]

That'll surely change though. The whole UEFA-badge malarkey will bring even more of the tactical and preparation hegemony that's been creeping in. The gap between club and country football must close and eventually disappear.

Even now, the England team under Southgate might challenge for Europe through the Premier League. They don't give much away, decent set-pieces and occasional moments of real attacking quality? Reminiscent of dear old George in the Cup Winners' Cup.

If that is what we are going for then I think Sean Dyche is the man

I think part of the stick Southgate got was because English fans still don't appreciate a tactical and containing approach. They find it boring and prefer us to be rushing out of the trenches screaming at the enemy. I have seen plenty of people saying that they would rather see this brand of football with worse results (which is ridiculous, by the way). We pride ourselves on playing with passion and spirit, not sneaky, underhand, tactical nonsense.

In other words, we need to grow up.