Trying to appease English football fans can be like attempting to lick your elbow, but Steven Gerrard’s retirement from international football has finally given the fans something to smile about.
Yesterday, England’s Football Association announced the rather controversial choice of Roy Hodgson to take the reins of the national football team from Fabio Capello for the next four years. Hodgson has the experience of a long career in coaching behind him, but can he turn the fans and even the players to his side in order to recapture England’s long gone football glory days?