Isyaku Ibrahim
European Nations Cup, tagged Euro24 had just been concluded with La Roja of Spain emerging victorious after walloping Three Lions of England by two goals to one in the final played on Sunday night in Berlin
It was a match that England was highly tipped to win by pundits due to their abundant stars but this did not happen as the Spaniards outplayed them in all departments of the game due to miscalculation of the Three Lions technical crew
Certainly, the duel will remain fresh in the good memories of both nations while for Spain they have set a new European record of lifting the trophy on the fourth occasion as no any country had done so in history, for their opponents England it would be two time in a row they failed to emerge champions and
this will go down into Memory Lane that the Three Lions 58 years jinx, is yet to be broken likewise the inability of England Skipper Harry Kane to win a trophy goes on
Although the Manager of the team Gareth South will by no means hold his head high over his effort during the past eight years he spent in guiding the team in which he took them to two final of European championship llet along semi final and quarter final in the last two world cups in Russia and Qatar but this according to analysts was nothing to write home about as could had been translated to clean clear victories if to say he was highly exposed in view of their talented players which are incomparable to any nation worldwide
Thus the dream of the English people to win a football trophy as they did way back on home soil in 1966 will go on and the feat of Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore and the rest would continue to be remembered by the day by football crazy people of the United Kingdom
As the Gaffer found it necessary to abdicate his role after series of criticism he suffered on how he managed the team his wise decision will wholly and squarely give others the chance to test their luck on one of the hottest seats in world soccer
Already, some football tacticians have been rumoured to be among those seeking to inherit him encompassing Newcastle Manager Eddie Howe, Graham Potter, Lampard, Jurgen Klopp as well as Pep Guardiola of Manchester City but who among them will shed the tears of the English football fans?
Definitely this question will be pretty hard to answer until the English Football Association make its final decision on the matter as the ball is now in their court
But for one thing the technical team should guard against sentiment in the course of their assignment as despite the fact the Three Lions are blessed with abundant ball joggers are yet to find their feet in continental and global events
a situation that was attributed to indecisiveness in picking a competent person that would change their pattern of play
This problem was evident in the just concluded tourney as the Gaffer in some of their matches appeared to be so confused and sceptic on who to substitute and who to select for games an act that caused them the elusive trophy
As all eyes would now be set on the Football association the call is for them to select someone that would bring sweeping changes and reforms in the team through inviting good ball joggers that will hold on to the ball when the need arises not defending game wholeheartedly as was witnessed in the just concluded event
In this case, the most suitable person will be either Jurgen Klopp or Pep Guardiola
Selecting one of the two will surely help in wiping the tears the English people have been shedding for years as they will re enact the progression they brought in Liverpool and Manchester City in no distant time
