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And Venables before that was apparently because he didn't want to build a team around a player that didn't really run. Apparently, his reasoning was that the opposition would just man-mark him with their worst defender and our most creative player would be taken out of the game at the expense of their poorest.
Not sure I agree hahaa but it was a different time. Tibit courtesy of the Mundial podcast.
"Why didn't Le Tiss play more for England Glenn?"
"I had Paul Scholes"