▁win ▁over ▁new ▁England ▁coach ▁Gl enn ▁H odd le ▁despite ▁being ▁in ▁excellent ▁club ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁H odd le ▁was ▁in ▁charge , ▁raising ▁questions ▁about ▁either ▁his ▁effort , ▁his ▁attitude , ▁or ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁manager , ▁with ▁some ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁press ▁even ▁lo bb ying ▁H odd le ▁to ▁pick ▁Mc Man aman . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁coach ▁( at ▁the ▁time ) ▁Roy ▁Evans ▁also ▁vo iced ▁his ▁opinion ▁regarding ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁England ▁situation ▁to ▁the ▁Independent ▁newspaper ▁before ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁ 9 8 ▁qual ifiers , ▁saying : ▁" There ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁player ▁like ▁him ▁in ▁England . ▁I ▁think ▁he ' s ▁fant astic , ▁he ' s ▁certainly ▁a ▁great ▁asset ▁from ▁our ▁point ▁of ▁view ... We ▁don ' t ▁pick ▁the ▁England ▁team ▁but ▁I ▁see ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁perfect ▁link man ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁team . ▁But ▁that ' s ▁only ▁our ▁opinion . ▁We ▁believe ▁he ▁is ▁top , ▁top ▁quality ." ▁ ▁H odd le ▁stated ▁in ▁inter views ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁Mc Man aman ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁that ▁very ▁lic ence ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁bridge ▁between ▁David ▁Beck ham ▁and ▁Paul ▁Gas co igne , ▁and ▁often ▁spoke ▁highly ▁of ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁ability , ▁but ▁noted ▁that ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁best ▁position ▁was ▁" f lo ating " ▁danger ously ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁hard ▁to ▁fit ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁system ▁to