da fezbet： After years of speculation over the highly anticipated Great Britain football team, the British Olympic Association have confirmed England Under 21’s manager Stuart Pearce as boss for the the London 2012 games.
da aposte e ganhe： The former England left-back will be trusted with the task of bringing home the gold medal in front of a home crowd after it was decided that Team GB will enter a team into the competition for the first time since 1960.
Plenty of names have been linked to the post, including Sir Alex Ferguson, Roy Hodgson and even David Beckham, and as attentions begin to turn to the biggest event held on these shores for years, people will begin to wonder whether he can bring home the gold medal.
But despite his lack of experience at the highest level, Psycho is most definitely the man for the job.
Speaking to the BBC yesterday, Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor threw his support behind the former Man City manager.
Having played under him for the Under-21’s he said: “What better man to take the job than Stuart Pearce?
“He was like Alan Shearer in the dressing room – when he speaks, you listen.
“When I was a player [for England Under-21’s] and he was manager – before the games his inspirational speeches were amazing. They’d get you up for the game straight away.”
The main strength that Pearce will have at the tournament is his motivational skills. He will be able to rally a team with his enthusiasm and get every player giving that little bit more when it is needed most. Nobody can ever doubt his passion and desire to win. This is a man who won 78 caps for his country, carried on playing in a game despite having broken his leg and we all remember the penalty celebration at Euro 96!
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Another factor that will benefit Pearce is his four years as manager of the Under- 21 team. With the Olympic football rules meaning that only three players in his 18-man squad can be over the age of 23 and he will have a good knowledge of the players at that age, having scouted many of them as opponents or to bring into them England set-up.
He is alsoexperienced in dealing with the problems that affect the younger players. The problem can often be fatigue and after a long season the Olympic preparations will begin shortly after the end of the season and that can cause the possibility of burnout and muscle injuries.
But it isn’t something new for him to deal with and he will know how to manage the players in terms of pushing them and resting them to make sure they can get through a hectic schedule.
Also, for some players in Team GB’s squad it will be their first experience of a major tournament and nerves could begin to get the better of them. But Pearce is well practised as a player and manager of dealing with these pressure cooker moments and will be able to calm the hot heads in a young and temperamental dressing room before it shatters our chances at another tournament.
To have a manager already experienced in the workings of international football is beneficial as well because there will be no time needed to adapt his own style of football. Psycho has managed the Under-21’s at three major championships, including a European Championship semi-final so is well skilled in what is needed to be successful at that level, whereas appointing somebody like Harry Redknapp to the role would mean it took time to find his feet and by then the Olympics would be over.
With Stuart Pearce as manager of our landmark Olympic football team for next summer, it may finally be the time to be positive of our chances. In a world now consumed by player power, a manager needs to have an aura that gets the attention of everyone and if Taylor comments are correct then Pearce is that man. Nobody else could offer as much enthusiasm to the role and he will undoubtedly bring a new group of players together with his spine-tingling team-talks. Don’t be surprised to see Team GB taking gold.
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