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On the day Steve McLaren was officially announced as England manager, he answered some awkward questions from a visibly unexcited press. Asked if David Beckham would retain the captaincy under his stewardship, McLaren answered: "He's captain at the present moment under Sven."
Interesting answer, and I think that was the intention. The biggest criticism of McLaren is that he's boring, so this non-committal but headline-worthy quote is genius. However much McLaren is paying PR guru Max Clifford, I say double it.
On the downside, it may cause some friction between McLaren and Beckham this summer. Hinting at a change of captain undermines the current armband wearer, and provides an unnecessary distraction to the job at hand: losing on penalties in the quarter Finals.
2 Responses
A.H on 05-05-2006 at 7:37 am
I think that we should wait and see McLaren’s competetion-debut in 30+ days before we start making conclusions, he may be boring, but he may be doing his job.
A.H
daryl on 06-05-2006 at 6:09 am
Yeah, I agree. I’m really warming to him, especially after that press conference where he seemed pretty savvy.
I just think the FA should have waited until after the WC, instead of adhering to a self-imposed deadline.