article_snippet.sent: England managers kept beating Successive England managers up trying to solve the Lampard/Gerrard conundrum in midfield, but ironically it was a Scot who presented the answer to Successive England managers.
article_snippet.sent: England lumbered and stumbled on with the likes of Jermaine Jenas (21 caps), Scott Parker (18) and Gareth Barry (an incredible 53) all lucky to get the number of caps they did.
article_snippet.sent: But Steve McLaren and Fabio Capello did not.
article_snippet.sent: Fergie kept winning trophies, but Steve McLaren failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championships, while Fabio Capello's 2010 World Cup campaign in South Africa was lifeless .
article_snippet.sent: All I remember of England in South Africa was that we simply could not keep the ball.
article_snippet.sent: It looks like Roy Hodgson's has come to Roy Hodgson's senses on that one.
article_snippet.sent: What a shame previous England managers couldn't see what Sir Alex Ferguson was showing previous England managers.
article_snippet.sent: Sir Alex Ferguson made mistakes, but Sir Alex Ferguson didn't keep making the same mistake for seven successive seasons.
article_snippet.sent: While United at Wigan were winning with Sir Alex Ferguson, England were losing without Sir Alex Ferguson.
highlights_snippet.sent: But England may have won a major tournament with Roy Hodgson in the side .