Carlitos' new column in the sun, delivers truthbombs...

Running a hotel doesn’t help England, Gary

I’VE been here almost seven years now and it’s still hard for me to understand why England have not progressed on the international stage.

The Premier League is one of the best and toughest in the world — to survive and succeed you must have wonderful skill, speed and fitness.

Players like Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney, one of the greatest players I’ve had the privilege to play alongside, possess those qualities — and they’re not alone.

We’ve got a core of England players at City — Joe Hart, Joleon Lescott, James Milner, Gareth Barry — so I know the class and pedigree is there.

And it’s difficult to believe the country doesn’t challenge more successfully at the Euros or in the World Cup.

But maybe England have to look at the structure of its coaching staff.

Which brings me to Gary Neville. I can’t believe that any of the top countries would employ a television pundit as a part-time coach.

Can you imagine Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, Brazil or Argentina employing a manager’s right-hand man whose day job is a television pundit? I can’t ever see it happening.

This week, I saw that Gary is part of a venture to build a new hotel in Manchester.

How does that benefit England and Roy Hodgson?

I’m not a fan of foreign managers taking charge of national teams.

It would never happen in Brazil or Argentina because there’s too much pride at stake to admit a foreigner could understand the culture or mentality.

But at least when Fabio Capello was in charge, you saw his assistant, Franco Baldini at Premier League games scouting players.

To be honest, I haven’t seen much of that from Gary Neville.

He’s happy to make jokes about players referring them to a PlayStation game but I’m not sure many World Cups have been won on PlayStation — so I think Gary needs to stop playing games and concentrate on his coaching. I know Sky is a high-profile and lucrative job and must pay well but he has to decide whether his first loyalty is to them or the FA.

He should be out there watching games in the Premier League or the Championship, reporting back on current players and those who might play a part in the World Cup and beyond.

He should also be turning up at clubs, watching their sessions, seeing how top class coaches work and how England players respond to them.

I’ve worked under great managers, probably some of the best in the world and I don’t think any of them would consider having an assistant whose main focus was not 100 per cent on the job.

Spain have been the most successful side in the world for the past few years.

Is their assistant manager a TV pundit?

The short answer is no. Gary has to decide whether England is his absolute focus or does he want to make a name for himself on Sky.

Because, in my opinion, there is too much of a conflict of interest to do both.

TEVEZ ON SOUNESS

I TRY and avoid watching my old friend Graeme Souness on the TV at the best of times.

But when I’m unfortunate enough to catch him, I can’t help but laugh.

He tells us football is an easy game.

He tells us players like Oscar don’t intentionally score brilliant goals — even though everybody else knew it was wonderful skill against Juventus.

The question that I would like Graeme to answer is: If football is so easy, why was he so unsuccessful as a manager in England and Portugal?

Why didn’t he buy players like Deco even though he had the chance in 1997?

And why does no chairman trust him with their club any more?

Football is an easy game.

Especially when you are watching it from his armchair or from the Sky television studio.

TEVEZ ON WEST HAM

I’LL always remember West Ham and their fans with real love and respect.

It’s where I began in English football and it’s why I’ll always have so much affection for the club. That’s why I made the sign of the crossed hammers at Upton Park last week.

If I’d scored against them, I definitely wouldn’t have celebrated.

I’m so glad they’re back in the Premier League because I missed playing there last season and I missed the fans.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz2BuXdwPB6

A lot of people praising Carlitos for his take down of Neville and Souness today, even some of his haters.

Fascinating insight, hope this becomes a fixture in the Sunday Sun. They really do get all the biggest names.

writing a column whilst employed by a football club?

Quite funny tbf, particularly the Souness bit.

He seems a bit confused about Neville though, he's not the Assistant Manager

Originally Posted by John Blazini

Quite funny tbf, particularly the Souness bit.

He seems a bit confused about Neville though, he's not the Assistant Manager

yeah, i thought that.

it's a bit harsh to criticize souness, imo. he's paid to offer his opinion and he generally does it well.

as if tevez has actually said any of that though. no doubt it's ghost-written by some abu hack.

What a £#%&!ing #@&%!. Yeah and I doubt pissing off back to Argentina to play golf for 6 months was good either you ugly kettle necked £#%&!er.

He's not even the assistant. The thick @#%&!. As if he £#%&!ing understands what they're saying on sky anyway.

"carlitos"

looks like saffers has finally morphed back into lef saf :£#%&!er:


still, another reason not to read the sun, i suppose

What a @#%&!.

Tevez, the ghost writer and saffers

Originally Posted by John Blazini

Quite funny tbf, particularly the Souness bit.

He seems a bit confused about Neville though, he's not the Assistant Manager

And he seems to have forgotten that Neville has won and done more in a 3rd of his career than that kettle dodging @#%&! ever will.

Burnt bastard.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

And he seems to have forgotten that Neville has won and done more in a 3rd of his career than that kettle dodging @#%&! ever will.

Burnt bastard.

so has his brother phil...

Originally Posted by ziggyman17

so has his brother phil...

And his sister Tracy.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

And he seems to have forgotten that Neville has won and done more in a 3rd of his career than that kettle dodging @#%&! ever will.

Burnt bastard.

He didn't dodge it.

Tbf his honour roll is hardly shabby, I don't think it's actually true that Gary won more in a third of his career than Tevez will in his whole career, and it's definitely not true for Phil

Originally Posted by dragflick

What a £#%&!ing #@&%!. Yeah and I doubt pissing off back to Argentina to play golf for 6 months was good either you ugly kettle necked £#%&!er.

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Originally Posted by saffers

Which brings me to Gary Neville. I can’t believe that any of the top countries would employ a television pundit as a part-time coach.

Argentina appointed Maradona didn't they? Didn't he host a chat show?

as if the real tevez would have any idea what souness was or wasn't doing in 1998. he was 14 years old and living in a cardboard box ffs

Originally Posted by Rhodzy

He didn't dodge it.

Tried and failed then.

Originally Posted by John Blazini

Tbf his honour roll is hardly shabby, I don't think it's actually true that Gary won more in a third of his career than Tevez will in his whole career, and it's definitely not true for Phil

Whatever, he's never going to amount to £#%&! all like Neville has.

Originally Posted by shenwen

as if the real tevez would have any idea what souness was or wasn't doing in 1998. he was 14 years old and living in a cardboard box ffs

:shakehead:

A card board box....

Niiiice.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

And he seems to have forgotten that Neville has won and done more in a 3rd of his career than that kettle dodging @#%&! ever will.

Burnt bastard.

javier hernandez puts that @#%&! to shame with his scoring record as well
complete nothing player who isn't half the player he could be if he had a modicum of respect for the profession