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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 2940046" data-attributes="member: 22424">Alex Ferguson will do as he always does - he'll do whatever is in the best interest in Manchester United. If that means Ronaldo stays, he'll stay; if it means he goes, he'll go.I do find this reaction to Ronaldo interesting, though. Wayne Rooney stamped on the crotch of an opponent, and shortly thereafter pushed Ronaldo, both in very close proximity to the referee. The first is probably a red card by itself; the second would be a soft red, but could be a red. Together? He had to go.However, it wasn't that that put you out. Ironically, after Rooney went, England proceeded to put in their best performance of the tournament, and were somewhat unlucky not to grab the goal that would have put them through.No, what put England out was Sven's truly lousy management. First, he took only four strikers, which was always a bad idea. Then, he took four strikers where Wayne Rooney was injured, Michael Owen was just back from injury and Theo Walcott had never played for his club, never mind his country. That's just madness.His next mistake was failing to put on Theo Walcott against Sweden once Michael Owen was injured. There was no real pressure on that game; England could afford to lose, and Theo Walcott needed the experience. Having not played him then, Sven became unable to play him at any later time in the tournament.Mistake three was playing Rooney as a lone striker. This obviously didn't work, and the frustration Rooney felt probably contributed to his sending off.Fourth, he didn't drop Beckham and Lampard when they failed to perform. On paper, they were probably the best players for the roles, it's true, but they weren't doing the job.Fifth, like so many of the managers at the tournament, he was far too defensive-minded. 4-5-1 is a dull formation to play. Better to go 4-4-2, and put your opponents to the sword.And sixth was his obvious disinterest in the games as they progressed. Every time I saw Sven, he was just sitting there. There was no attempt to motivate the team, no shouting instructions to the players, and barely any reaction when England did score.So, you should be glad he's gone.For what it's worth, for the last match, I think I would have played a 4-4-2 formation with the same players, except I'd have dropped Beckham and Lampard, and played Lennon and Crouch instead.</blockquote>

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