{"id":10021,"date":"2012-02-10T13:46:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/02\/10\/netan-sansara-pearce-is-our-man-for-the-euros\/"},"modified":"2012-02-10T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T13:46:11","slug":"netan-sansara-pearce-is-our-man-for-the-euros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/10\/netan-sansara-pearce-is-our-man-for-the-euros\/","title":{"rendered":"Netan Sansara: \u2018Pearce is our man for the Euro\u2019s\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brit Asian footballer has his say on Capello, Pearce and Redknapp<\/h3>\n
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STUART Pearce should lead England into the European Championships, according to Asian Today columnist and Paeek FC defender Netan Sansara. <\/strong><\/div>\n

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The defender believes Pearce, who will lead the Great Britain Football team at the London Olympics, has the right attributes to get the best out of the England squad ahead of the summer showpiece tournament. <\/div>\n

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All focus is on manager-less England following Fabio Capello\u2019s shock resignation earlier this week.<\/div>\n

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The Italian, who spent just over four years in charge of the national team, walked out following a row over the FA\u2019s decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy following race abuse allegations. <\/div>\n

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And while the FA have confirmed Pearce will take the reins for a friendly against Holland on 29 February, Sansara believes he\u2019s the right man for the Euro\u2019s which will be held in Poland and Ukraine this June. <\/div>\n

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\u201cI would let Stuart Pearce take over at the European Championships; he works with the youth set up and seniors so his knowledge of all the players is probably the best out of everyone,\u201d Sansara told The Asian Today.<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s respected by all the players and I think he is a great motivator and can get the most out of the players.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Sansara said he was \u201cshocked\u201d to see Capello walk out on England so close to the Euro\u2019s, but believes a breakdown in relations with the FA over the John Terry captaincy saga meant it was inevitable they would part ways. <\/div>\n

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\u201cCapello was put under serious pressure by the FA because of the comments he made about the John Terry captaincy issue and it was a mutual decision,\u201d Sansara said. <\/div>\n

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\u201cI think the FA wanted him gone and Fabio decided that it was time too. The FA\u00a0didn’t\u00a0want their reputation to be damaged further regarding the \u2018race issue\u2019 and Fabio\u2019s statement so it was inevitable.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Sansara doesn\u2019t believe the situation will affect the England players. <\/div>\n

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\u201cThere might be some players who had a better relationship with Capello then other players probably did, but that\u2019s football. Professional footballers are used to seeing change with managers all the time so I think for them its just business as normal.\u201d<\/div>\n

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With all talk of Harry Redknapp making the switch from Tottenham Hotspur to England, Sansara believes that while the opportunity may have come too soon with Spurs flying high in the Premiership, the former West Ham boss is the obvious choice as long term successor to Capello.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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\u201cHarry Redknapp has always stated his desire to one day manage England but his chance may have come too soon,\u201d Sansara said. \u00a0<\/div>\n

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\u201cTottenham are doing so well playing the best football they\u2019ve ever played and still have a slight chance for the title so it makes me question why Harry would want to give that up so soon. Harry\u2019s a great manager and he\u2019s proved that on a number of occasions. <\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important whoever the FA appoint has to be English so maybe it\u2019s made for Harry Redknapp.\u201d<\/div>\n

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