They were expected to play in the system generated by the manager so it is wrong to write them off because of managers failures. They may not have agreed with the tactics employed.
2 retired players plus 2 soon to retire players now playing in a mickey mouse league to prolong their career. They have all got one thing in common in that they are all experienced international players who have captained their country so know exactly what is required, more so than somebody...
It is rather ironic that when a player is overlooked by England they start digging into their ancestors to see if they are eligible for one of the home country teams.
I am surprised nobody has mentioned Alan Mullery or Steve Coppell as possibilities as both are of the age the FA like and ex managers and England internationals.
Hasnt his son just joined us in recruitment so he will be looking for a scouting job with us.
As next England manager I would throw Tony Adams into the reckoning has some managerial experience but great grounding as an England and Arsenal captain and player. A better option than many...