Richard Edwards chats to the Toffees' ex-technical coordinator about coaching, young players and the Three Lions' failings
There's been plenty of talk of identity when it comes to the England national team in recent seasons, with the FA proudly trumpeting the country’s footballing DNA since its launch in December 2014.
When Roy Hodgson's side were sent packing from the European Championship by tiny Iceland in the summer, it confirmed what most football supporters in England already knew: losing had become part of the national team’s genetic makeup.
With a dwindling number of players to pick from, the task of managing England has become an even more thankless task than it was when the likes of Sir Bobby Robson, Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan attempted to bring success to a nation starved of it since 1966.