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Hammers boss backs Green
Rob Green can bounce back from his World Cup disaster and hit new heights this season, says West Ham boss Avram Grant (Hammers 9/2 to be relegated).
The Hammers manager says that, although Green and other England players may get a rough ride from fans – particularly of opposition clubs – early this season it should [...]
Rovers boss admits struggles
Sam Allardyce has admitted he is struggling to lure a striker to Blackburn Rovers (7/1 to be relegated) in order to boost his squad ahead of a long Premier League season.
The former Bolton and Newcastle manager currently only has Jason Roberts and Nikola Kalinic as established top-flight strikers on his books, with untested forwards such [...]
Capello to remain England boss
The Football Association has confirmed that Fabio Capello will remain as England manager, despite the national side’s poor run in the World Cup.
England were knocked out of the tournament at the last-16 stage by Germany in their worst ever World Cup finals defeat.
However, they failed to convince throughout the tournament, finishing second in their group [...]
Dutch boss eyes upset
Holland boss Bert van Marwijk has been quick to try to use a psychological edge ahead of his side’s World Cup quarter-final tie with Brazil (Holland 16/5, draw 11/5, Brazil 20/21).
Van Marwijk says that although his side will generally be seen as the underdogs for the last-eight clash, it is vital that the players believe [...]
NZ boss eyes more surprises
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has hailed his side’s 1-1 draw with Slovakia on Tuesday as their “best ever result” as they look to make a surprise impact in the World Cup (NZ 50/1 to qualify from Group F).
Winston Reid was the New Zealand hero as he headed home an injury-time equaliser to cancel out [...]
Chile boss makes surprise picks
Luis Marin, Jaime Valdes and Charles Aranguiz were the surprise names in Chile (9/2 to win Group H) coach Marcelo Bielsa’s 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup.
Union Espanola’s Marin has won the battle for the third goalkeeping berth over Universidad Catolica’s Cristopher Toselli and will travel to South Africa alongside Real Sociedad’s Claudio Bravo [...]
England boss targets final
England manager Fabio Capello has stated that he will consider the World Cup a failure if his side not make it to the final in South Africa (England 6/1 to win the World Cup outright).
Capello has already picked his 30-man squad which will be whittled down to 23 on June 1 [...]
South Africa boss has fitness concerns
Carlos Alberto Parreira claims fitness issues could hamper South Africa’s chances of success in the summer’s World Cup (South Africa 6/1 to win Group A).
The Brazilian manager has named a 29-man preliminary squad for the hosts, which includes 19 South African-based players and ten overseas members.
South Africa are seen as outsiders for the competition despite [...]
Villa set new boss terms