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Kevin Keegan’s powers of resuscitation are about to be tested as never before. Compared with revivifying Newcastle United and breathing fresh life into Fulham here, the job of restoring credibility to the England team after the failures of Euro 2000 will demand something more complex than turning water into wine.
Keegan will embark on his task today when he announces a squad for the friendly against France, the world and European champions, in Paris on Saturday week. The fixture reciprocates the French visit to Wembley in February last year when Howard Wilkinson was briefly in charge after the dismissal of Glenn Hoddle.
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Keegan was let off lightly by the critics when his team sloped home early from Euro 2000 but, $1950 nwt celine resort 2013 orange cream foulard blouse like Ron Greenwood, Bobby Robson and Graham Taylor before him, he will be spared little if a poor performance in the European championship is not redeemed by early signs that England will make a better fist of qualifying for the next World Cup.
That is easier said than done. Keegan has only the French match to work on a team for the opening World Cup qualifier against Germany at Wembley on October 7, with England due to face Finland in Helsinki four days later.
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