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Robert Taylor

@TaylorColumnist

Author of "Tears for England", a memoir of my life supporting the England football team. Columns for @telegraph, @Daily_Express and @Spectator.

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Robert Taylor@TaylorColumnist·
My book “Tears for England” is officially published today. A proud moment. Thanks ⁦@PitchPublishing⁩.
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JessMUFC@JessMUFCx·
England best team?
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Robin Tilbrook@RobinTilbrook·
See Andy Burnham denying that he is English and wants the break-up of England!
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Michael Crick@MichaelLCrick·
In almost any other household, if a man suddenly parked a brand new £125,000 motorhome in the driveway - and acquired other new vehicles - his wife would ask where on earth he got the money from.
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simon
simon@simon5233·
@TaylorColumnist Agree about Sven but note people often overlook it was much more difficult to qualify for the Euros before 1996 (only 7 teams excl host) and WC before 1982.
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Robert Taylor@TaylorColumnist·
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c… In defence of Sven. What is it about Sven's England reign, two decades on, that is still so controversial? Why do people, even now, argue so much about whether he under-achieved, when similar debates about, say, Bobby Robson or Glenn Hoddle, have faded away? Simple. He was our first foreign coach. Having a foreigner as coach (think Tuchel) is still pretty controversial now, but back in 2000 it was explosive. He always had to over-achieve to satisfy the fans. So, did he succeed or not? In my book "Tears for England", I rate him as England's second-best manager in my football-watching lifetime, starting with Greenwood and ending with Southgate (it's too early to judge Tuchel). Yes, he lost in three successive quarter-finals, all of which were devastating. But he qualified for every tournament he was in charge for (which was beyond Robson, Taylor and McLaren); got to the quarters in each (beyond Hoddle, Capello and Hodgson); and in two of them was only beaten on penalties. Judging England managers is a case of relativity. I'd agree that Sven could have and should have, done better with the players available to him. But he was far better than his immediate predecessor Keegan, and miles better than his immediate successor, McLaren. He also dealt with all the muck thrown at him by the media with grace and dignity. Overall, compared with others, I'd say Sven was a good thing. @PitchPublishing @TheSixtySixHQ @80s90sfootball @SoccerBooksLtd
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MoonlitNonsense
MoonlitNonsense@SJarman59127·
@TaylorColumnist Do you think it was a mistake Rashford and Sancho were brought on very late largely for penalties or was it just a case of these things being decided by fine margins?
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MoonlitNonsense@SJarman59127·
@paulhtfp @TaylorColumnist That’s why Sven’s sometimes looks oddly dated in hindsight. Even though he was “continental,” he largely stuck with 4-4-2 when elite football was moving toward overloads in midfield, double pivots, and lone-strikers. England often got outnumbered centrally against top sides
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Paul Linford
Paul Linford@paulhtfp·
@SJarman59127 @TaylorColumnist Ironically had Sven played a Tuchel style 4231 he might have had more success accommodating his midfield talents in the team. Gerrard would have been the 6, Scholes the 8 and Lampard the 10, with Beckam and Joe Cole as the wide attackers either side of Owen/Rooney.
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Robert Taylor@TaylorColumnist·
@SJarman59127 As a manager. McLaren inherited a great squad and didn’t even qualify. Venables and Hoddle could both have gone further on another day. But for me the Euros final in 2021 was the one we should have won. 2:1 up in the shootout, in front of our own fans, but still lost.
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MoonlitNonsense
MoonlitNonsense@SJarman59127·
@TaylorColumnist Yes, England looked emotionally fragile before Sven arrived; he stabilised the environment and made the team feel like a serious international side again.
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Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor@TaylorColumnist·
@SJarman59127 Yes, I can't argue with that. The trouble is that all other managers in my lifetime, except Southgate, were worse!
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MoonlitNonsense@SJarman59127·
@TaylorColumnist Sven was supposed to herald a new tactical dawn for England after Keegan, who was seen as tactically weak. Instead, Eriksson defaulted to a rigid 4-4-2, told the league’s best ball-playing centre-half not to carry the ball out from defence, and even stuck Scholes out on the wing.
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Election Maps UK
Election Maps UK@ElectionMapsUK·
Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 29% (+3) LAB: 21% (+1) CON: 19% (-1) LDM: 12% (-1) GRN: 12% (-3) Via @JLPartnersPolls, 14-21 May. Changes w/ 29-30 Apr.
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JL Partners@JLPartnersPolls·
NEW: GB voting intention in @thesun Reform see a post-locals bounce to an eight-point lead, Greens slip down REF 29 (+3) LAB 21 (+1) CON 19 (-1) LDEM 12 (-1) GRN 12 (-3) 14th-21st May, 1,700 GB adults. Change on 29th-30th April
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