England look for an expert at ... kicking!
THE FA’s masterplan aimed at winning the World Cup in 2022 includes hiring an array of specialist coaches for when England have the ball, when they do not have the ball — and when they are kicking it.
The FA are advertising on their website for national technical coaches, with the job descriptions saying: ‘We are changing how we work, reallocating resources and investing heavily to create a team of exceptional people capable of creating winning England teams.’
The coaches have the task of coming up with strategies with or without the ball and kicking skills within the ‘parameters of the England DNA’.
The new full-time vacancies, which follow more than 100 redundancies at the governing body, demonstrate the increasing influence of technical director Dan Ashworth, with the FA seemingly banking on his ‘England DNA’ blueprint.
The FA say recruiting specialists will change the tradition of assistant coaches doing everything and maximise training session time.
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