Lowensda Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 http://www.telegraph...-assistant.html New England manager Roy Hodgson targets Phil Neville as his potential assistant Roy Hodgson, the new England manager, spent Wednesday in the Football Association offices at Wembley planning his Rio Ferdinand-John Terry peace talks and discussing a possible assistant coach drawn from the thirtysomething generation of ex-England internationals. Phil Neville is a contender. Ready to assist? Phil Neville is one player being considered by Roy Hodgson to become England assistant coach Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Henry Winter, Football Correspondent 11:00PM BST 02 May 2012 With Euro 2012 looming, Hodgson has much to ponder, with the Ferdinand-John Terry situation high on the agenda. Terry is in court on July 9 to face a charge of racially abusing Ferdinand’s brother, Anton. Terry, the Chelsea captain, denies the allegation. Ferdinand, the Manchester United centre-half, is open to being in the squad for the Euros with Terry but Hodgson needs to defuse the tension. He has yet to decide whether to see Ferdinand and Terry in person or contact them over the phone. As well as solving the Ferdinand-Terry conundrum, Hodgson needs to bring in a coach. Somebody such as Neville, currently doing his badges while playing at Everton, and possibly Alan Shearer is the type of emerging coach Hodgson is looking for. He wants somebody young who can double up as a conduit with the dressing room. Neville, who played 59 times for his country, has won respect for his role as Everton captain and he has already been involved with the England Under-21 squad. He came out to bat on Hodgson’s behalf yesterday following headlines in The Sun which mocked the new England manager’s manner of speaking. “Have u seen front page of the sun this morning disgraceful journalism-what chance have we got!” Neville tweeted. Hodgson received some good news on Wednesday with a positive medical bulletin about Darren Bent, the Aston Villa striker who ruptured ankle ligaments in March. “I don’t believe there is a chance of him playing again for Villa this season,” said the Villa manager, Alex McLeish. “The doc thinks he’s got a chance for the Euros, though, he’s talking about four or five weeks [until he’s ready to play]. He’s running and he’s working individually with the physios. I’m not sure if he’s at the level of striking a ball yet, but he can’t be far away from that now. The physios will still be working on him to get him back to his peak fitness again. We have to make sure he gets back good and proper.” Villa are being cautious about when Bent can return but the player is more optimistic. There is a belief that he is further ahead in his rehabilitation. Bent has been assessed by the England medical staff. His availability for Hodgson would be a boon with Wayne Rooney suspended for the first two games of the Euros. If Hodgson decides to take five strikers, possibly using a centre-half such as Chris Smalling to cover right-back and free up a place, then Bent could join Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Jermain Defoe and one from Peter Crouch, Andy Carroll or Bobby Zamora. Hodgson made it clear Rooney was very much part of his plans. “I’m looking forward very much to Wayne Rooney coming to the Euros with us and to his contribution, even if he can’t play in the first two games,” Hodgson said. Further good news for Hodgson came from Steven Gerrard, who has expanded on his backing for the new man. Gerrard played under Hodgson during the manager’s unhappy spell at Anfield where question marks were raised among about his training methods. Gerrard was keen to emphasise his admiration for the new England manager. “It is a good appointment,’’ said Gerrard. “All the candidates who were being brought up in the running were good candidates. Roy is a good manager and I’ve worked with him before. I think he took the Liverpool job at the wrong time. “My opinion of him hasn’t changed before he got job, while he had the job or after he got the Liverpool job. He was good tactically, very thorough and a great guy. He was very loyal and honest to the players and that’s all you can ask for. “We’ll have to wait and see how he does. Like any other England manager, Roy will be judged on results. I am certainly looking forward to working with him. I think it’s a good appointment.” Hodgson will pass up the chance to watch a number of England players in the FA Cup final on Saturday because he is committed to preparing West Brom for his penultimate game in charge of Albion, at Bolton on Sunday. “The players are pretty well known to me, even if I haven’t worked with many of them,” said Hodgson, who has postponed the naming of his squad until after the last game of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 be a strange choice if he does - no managerial experience and still under contract at a club. If he could do both i'd wish him the best of luck, but want him at Everton (preferably from the sidelines) for a year or 2 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adziom Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I think he'd make an excellent manager, assistant or coach when he retires. However, I don't think being England's assistant is the best move for him or the country just yet. Neville coaching Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, Terry etc? He's barely any older than most of the squad and has no experience. Most of the squad would see him as their equal (at best) rather than an authorative figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus jones Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 We are talking football not rugby yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue4Ever Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 best rumour in ages that good on him if he does but cant see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Has anybody noticed that he often disagrees with Raymond Verheijen (former Wales assistant) on twitter? Verheijen is a Dutch coach who has published several books on coaching in the Netherlands. He usually emphasises on British players training too much or on the wrong things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Has anybody noticed that he often disagrees with Raymond Verheijen (former Wales assistant) on twitter? Verheijen is a Dutch coach who has published several books on coaching in the Netherlands. He usually emphasises on British players training too much or on the wrong things. Doesn't bode too well for Phil then, does it? I get the impression that P Neville is very 'British' in his footballing thinking. Which can be a good thing in some environments I suppose, but certainly not at international level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/phil-neville-set-for-england-recall--as-euro-2012-coach-7723282.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Thing is I can actually see this happening, Neville is mature enough and seems appropriate for the capacity, and seems better suited than his brother should the opportunity arise etc. Think it's too soon for Mr Neville just yet to go ahead with this, maybe a few years from now but a little premature for such a thing at this moment in time. Wasn't he responsible for Englands exit at Euro 2000 in Holland and Belgium, I clearly remember something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 He should be going as a player, he deserves it. (Hibbert as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus jones Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Thing is I can actually see this happening, Neville is mature enough and seems appropriate for the capacity, and seems better suited than his brother should the opportunity arise etc. Think it's too soon for Mr Neville just yet to go ahead with this, maybe a few years from now but a little premature for such a thing at this moment in time. Wasn't he responsible for Englands exit at Euro 2000 in Holland and Belgium, I clearly remember something. Think he gave away a penalty against Romania? Could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Think he gave away a penalty against Romania? Could be wrong though. Thought it was Sweden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Didn't play Sweden that summer - it was Portugal (2-3), Germany (1-0) and Romania (2-3) Neville made a mad lunge at Moldovan was it or one of their players who was at Coventry at the time I think, in the last minute, and they got a penalty for it and scored with seconds to go to put the english out, they were never going to win the damn thing though. I don't think even if Neville had gone crazy late on, a draw would have been enough on the day, not looking through records to verify, just what I can remember from the night in question. I was at a French bar at the time and after a few drinks, people had left loads of england inflatables lying about the bar that night, I just scooped them up and made out the door with them, but have been a bit of liquor had that night.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 You know what's coming; did you see the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Neville and Woods sacked by Man Utd. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2626882/Phil-Neville-Chris-Woods-told-no-Manchester-United-future-Ed-Woodward.html Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Neville and Woods sacked by Man Utd. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2626882/Phil-Neville-Chris-Woods-told-no-Manchester-United-future-Ed-Woodward.html Neville should have fallen on his sword when Moyes got the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Neville should have fallen on his sword when Moyes got the boot. Probably the reason Neville was gutted Moyes got the sack - he knew it was only a matter of time until he was unemployed. I hope Martinez doesn't ask him to come and be part of our coaching set-up now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Surprised Wood's gone. Done a good job with De Gea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 What is surprised me is that it's the Chief Executive doing the hiring and firing of the coaching staff. I couldn't see Robert Elstone sacking Graeme Jones and Inaki Bergara, he'd leave it to the new incoming manager to see if he wanted to retain them in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Woodward hasnt got a clue. Way out of his depth. Edited May 13, 2014 by tenaciousj markjazzbassist and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I think Mr Ferguson may have been behind all this. My theory is that whilst Ferguson backed Moyes he knew that there were some snides working against him. I'm not saying that he thinks Neville is a snide, but i'm pretty certain he's said if Lumsden and Round are part of his team and collective failings then so is Neville. Ferdinand is off... he was deffo behind some of it, Giggs distanced himself from Moyes whilst Neville did his nodding dog. Even if Giggs was behind Moyes failings, he is the only person at United who is untouchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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