#2 Media
When you are appointed, you are full of promise – everything is going to change under your stewardship, and the woes of bygone years are set to be vanquished by your legacy. Two losses later, however, your position is perilous and there is talk of rift and mutiny in the dressing room against the manager. Welcome to the world of English media – where life can be as unforgiving as it gets.
Every word spoken is shelved for re-inspection in a different context; every exchange of dialogue with club level managers is dissected and put to scrutiny.
While Premier League managers go through the same, they eventually wise up to it with weekly press conferences; an England manager is likely to be out the door by the time he figures out that the novelties and idiosyncrasies of the English press.
For example, “What is the role of Wayne Rooney in your squad?” There is no right answer to that question – you are doomed however you answer it!!
