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As we told you before with Paul Scholes, he is a hard man to please. But it appears that with the arrival of Big Sam to the England seat, the FA has done right according to the ginger genius. Because judging on the attributes he has always liked in any manager, Sam Allardyce has everything that touches every nerve in Scholes' demands for the ideal England coach. Paul thinks the English haven't been able to win big trophies since 1966 due to a mental block, a block that he thinks Big Sam can get rid of.
Scholes told reporters that: "I think it's probably just a mentality thing. The two years leading up to the tournament they beat every team. It's very difficult with the national team in England. Especially with the league being so competitive, bringing players from Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal together. Every week they're fighting to win the league. So it's very difficult to create a team spirit. This team had good team spirit, but unfortunately didn't lead to the right results. But there are loads of young English players and some other manager is bound to make things right."
But of course, Paul Scholes believes only time will put everything in its rightful place: "Time will tell, as is the case with all managers. I think he wasn't the only English candidate, there was Steve Bruce as well, but he had great experience. It's probably tagged unfairly that it'll become a long-ball team. Look at his Bolton team; [Fernando] Hierro, [Ivan] Campo and [Jay Jay] Okocha - brilliant footballers. That is the key, if he has good footballers he will get them to play entertaining football. That is what we hope he does with the England team, make them like each other and build some team spirit."
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