Dear Mr
Coleman,
I want
to start off by saying you are not a bad person, you seem like a decent enough
guy for a jack, and I know you are trying your hardest. I also want to point
out that I’m a Welsh fan, I am not Raymond Verheijen who may or may not have
his own agenda. I am a fan who was there in 1993 when Paul Bodin struck the
crossbar from a penalty that broke Welsh hearts. I am a fan who stood for 2
hours after a Wales match for a train in the hammering down snow in Scotland. I
am a fan who was 1 of 58 Welsh fans watching the Cup Of Nations “tournament” in
Dublin. So in short, I am one of the fans that you say you care what they say
and think.
I know
you took the job under extraordinary circumstances, following the death of the
late great Gary Speed, which is why when you took the job, despite my belief
you were not the right man for the job, I decided to give you a chance. I mean,
Speed had left you a squad of magnificent players and youngsters and you just
had to carry on his good work. Following the two humiliating defeats to Maccedonia and
Serbia in the last week, which we rolled over and let weaker teams defeat us
comfortably, which is also the week I decided I would never step foot inside a
stadium to watch Wales while you were still in charge, I want to discuss your
post-match comments of “I can only work with what I got”.
What
you got is a squad that is full of Premiership players, amazingly talented
youngsters and the world’s most expensive player. As I very much doubt you have
the ability to see what a talented squad you have, I will breakdown every
position for you. I don’t argue that some of the below have not always been
available to you, however I would argue that a handful of these players
combined, which you have had for every game that you have lost, should be
enough to beat Macedonia & Serbia, amongst all the teams you have lost to.
In
goals, you have a choice between Boaz Myhill and Wayne Hennessey. Myhill is a
Premier League goalkeeper with a decent mid table team, and has been playing
regularly due to the injuries to Ben Foster. Hennessey is a Premiership class
player, albeit fighting back from a near career ending injury. Both you and I
know Chris , Wayne is Top 5 Premiership material if his injury hasn’t taken too
much out of him.
In
defence you have Ashley Williams (why on earth did you make him captain?!),
Adam Matthews, Darcy Blake, Ben Davies, Neil Taylor & James Collins. 4 of
those players are regular Premiership defenders, one is a squad member at a
Premiership team and the other is part of SPL Champions, and was part of the
team that BEAT the worlds best team at the time Barcelona last season. As for
your treatment of James Collins, it is not far short of criminal, considering
the other defenders you picked in front of him. I don’t believe he did, but
even if he did snub your offer of a call up after being shunned, I wouldn’t
blame him. I thought you were brilliant at man management so you say?!
In
midfield, you have Aaron Ramsey, Craig Bellamy, Joe Allen, Joe Ledley, Hal Robson Kanu & Jonathan Williams, not even mentioning
veteran good hands in David Vaughan and Andy King. Ramsey is arguably the most
in form midfielder in the Premiership right now, Bellamy is a legend and a
changing room leaders, who is perfect to help the youngsters develop on the
International stage. Joe Allen is a magnificent midfielder who holds everything
together like a top Spanish player and it pains me to say that as he is a
Swansea boy. Han Robson Kanu is a player who has developed a lot more than I
ever expected, and he should be at a Premiership club, but he is loyal to the
team that broke him through and that is a rare trait in this modern game.
Jonathan Williams, what can you say about this boy?! Most people outside Wales
won’t know this yet, but he is probably the most exciting player to come
through the Welsh system since Bale and Ramsey. Within 3 years he will be at a
top club, and when his manager wants him to rest and not play for Wales and is
putting pressure on him, do you think he will want to come play for you and a
losing team?
Now, I
will say we are very lean up front, there’s no doubting that, but we do have a
player by the name of Gareth Bale, you may have heard of him? Play Steve
Morrison or Sam Voakes up front with him, someone who can hold the ball up and
lay the ball at Bale’s feet and watch the magic happen. It’s a simple formula.
You need to allow Bale to be up there with them though, not stuck out on the
wing, or deep trying to get the ball from everywhere, let Ramsey, Bellamy and
Allen do that.
As you
can see Chris, I think you find you have a lot to work with. Recently I’ve
started calling you Clown Coleman (get it replacing Chris with Clown?!) as I
honestly believe only a clown could come up with the tactics and team selection
to make people laugh. The problem is Chris, a Clown is more entertaining than
the games I’ve been watching recently.
I heard
you say that you only want the best for Wales and the Welsh fans, fair enough.
In which case, the best thing you can do is turn down the offer of the contract
from the muppets at the FAW, go back to the level in which you excel, Cyprus
Division 2. If you do that, I will regain all the respect that I once had for
you as a rock at the heart of the Welsh defence.
Kind
Regards,
Haydn
Gleed.
By @haydngleed
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