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<blockquote data-quote="Reiser99" data-source="post: 1112664" data-attributes="member: 72977"><p>I was reading the Jonathan Agnew piece on the BBC about why the England cricket team are suddenly winning so much when the players have barely changed. One thing he highlighted was that there seems to be a genuine trust in players to go out and play and they won't be dropped for mistakes, where as previously even though it was said actual evidence was players being consistently dropped and brought back. It didn't give them confidence and put them under more pressure to perform.</p><p></p><p>For me it's one of EJ's failings. He was too ruthless and didn't give players chances to take risks and perform. It's why he was left with a team who would play it safe. It's also reflected in how many players were tried and discarded. Also as others have said he had his favourites. I think he said in 2020 he knew 90% of his world cup squad. That's bad management and reminds me of Capello and Goran-Eriksson when there were undroppable England players who took it easy. Combined you've got new players afraid to make a mistake and older players sitting comfortably. No wonder we saw such poor performances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reiser99, post: 1112664, member: 72977"] I was reading the Jonathan Agnew piece on the BBC about why the England cricket team are suddenly winning so much when the players have barely changed. One thing he highlighted was that there seems to be a genuine trust in players to go out and play and they won't be dropped for mistakes, where as previously even though it was said actual evidence was players being consistently dropped and brought back. It didn't give them confidence and put them under more pressure to perform. For me it's one of EJ's failings. He was too ruthless and didn't give players chances to take risks and perform. It's why he was left with a team who would play it safe. It's also reflected in how many players were tried and discarded. Also as others have said he had his favourites. I think he said in 2020 he knew 90% of his world cup squad. That's bad management and reminds me of Capello and Goran-Eriksson when there were undroppable England players who took it easy. Combined you've got new players afraid to make a mistake and older players sitting comfortably. No wonder we saw such poor performances. [/QUOTE]
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