Leaders make the Big Calls

Welcome to my latest Subscriber, a famous footballer who knows all about scoring big goals. Well, what did I tell you? It is England's year, their name is on the Trophy. Just as Utd won the FA Cup with the greatest load of luck any team can call upon, just ask Coventry City, England are getting all the big calls go their way. Their name is on it!

The Sports pages will be full of Ollie Watkins this morning but Twitter is where you go for the real debate and oh my there is some debate about that Penalty, VAR and the impartiality of the decision makers. But a debate is all it is, England have won, whilst Germany are raising online petitions because the lad with the curls inadvertently handled the ball when it was hit straight at him. Online petitions...what would the Kaiser say

You have already forgotten Coventry City so I can assure you the Penalty will soon be forgotten and all that matters is England are in a major Tournament Final for the 2nd time under their 'Lucky General'. Making 'Sir' Gareth the most successful England football manager ever. By Sunday night, England will have finally taken Berlin. Monty didn't get further than Hamburg.

England deserved their win, Dutch football has been trading on the reputation of its 1970's team for a long time and in truth they haven't played decent football since Jason McAteer knocked them out of the 2002 World Cup at the old Lansdowne Road. Remember that game don't you Jimmy Floyd...? I remember it well sang and danced to the wee hours and missed my flight back to work.

If Utd had paid attention that day LVG would never have become successor to the 'Chosen one'. The Dutch are 'really' cloggers these days and they betray their great history with their current style of football. I never doubted an England victory but the manner of it will give them a great lift.

Now I know you will have watched the Spanish advance courtesy of 2 great goals and I know that France are on the slide...if only Irelands new Manager could bring about such a slide...we would Canonise him. First of all we will need to learn how to pronounce his name! But I don't think Spain will win on Sunday.

I know our latest Subscriber knows Spanish football, big games and winning goals inside out but I think La Liga will decide the match. How so? Because the big call for Sir Gareth to make is...drum roll please...dropping Jude.

England were poor in the group stages, most big teams are, remember Italy in 1982? You don't remember the Cameroon match do you...you just remember Tardelli.

A lot of criticism came England's way and Harry Kane bore the brunt of it. In truth Gary Lineker should know better, England in the 1986 and 1990 World Cup group stages were horrendous until they finally fired. In fact the BBC should stop hiring their latest ex England striker as pundits and instead bring in seasoned Transformation specialists with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game...I'll do you a good rate.

This is a very talented team who weren't gelling as a team in the earlier games and indeed I would say there was plenty of evidence of it last night as well. I don't think our Jude works well with Foden, Kane and Sako and I think its time to start Palmer from the kick off.

The Spaniards will be well used to what he brings to the table so I think Palmer will upset their defence and game plan. Spring Jude off the bench as needs be in the 2nd half but I think the big call is to bench him.

Transformation Leaders get paid to make the big calls. Thought this was all about football didn't you? Nope, its to remind you as you transform Finance, Shared Services, GBS or your entire Business that having a functioning team is your responsibility.

Don't go all Roberto Martinez on me, make those big calls, its what you get paid for. If you love your football, like your transformation and adore this Newsletter than all I can say is order the Book, because when it comes to big calls - Leaders go First.

Enjoy the Football folks and if my Media Subscribers start putting my articles in the paper, don't forget the 'hat tip'.

Cheers,

Michael Ryan

Rookie Author - World Class Finance Transformation Specialist

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