The man who led England to World Cup victory on the pitch in 2003 failed to lead his current crop of players to anything like the heights of those golden years at the recent World Cup and resigned from his position as England Team Manager “in the best interests of English rugby.”
With his contract up next month, after three and a half years in charge, even life’s most optimistic souls would have been struggling to construct a winning argument for it being extended. Since the return from the incident strewn trip to New Zealand, a tidal wave of criticism and reviews has been directed Johnson’s way, much of it focussed upon his seeming lack of ability to control a bunch of players most of whom really should have known better.
With the pool games in full flow, it seemed not a day would go by without another incident...
With his contract up next month, after three and a half years in charge, even life’s most optimistic souls would have been struggling to construct a winning argument for it being extended. Since the return from the incident strewn trip to New Zealand, a tidal wave of criticism and reviews has been directed Johnson’s way, much of it focussed upon his seeming lack of ability to control a bunch of players most of whom really should have known better.
With the pool games in full flow, it seemed not a day would go by without another incident...
- 11/16/2011
- by Jeff Ball
- Obsessed with Film
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