Barry's Beef

Steve Mac is in the hot seat as of today. He turned up late, but thankfully wasn't wearing his magic blue shorts and white socks combo that he woo-ed the world with during the World Cup.
The first major decision is who to appoint captain and then his squad for the Greece friendly. I think you can safely say that Walcott wont make it. Likely additions will be Defoe and Bent. Will he stick with Hargreaves? Will he keep Beckham in the team?
I so hope I am wrong about Steve McLaren. I just think he's a bit inept. Come on, I know he got Middlesboro to the UEFA final, but he only had one tactic - when you're losing chuck on four strikers and hope. It worked time after time, but importantly not in the final where they were trolleyed 4-0 by Seville. As McLaren's choice to put four up-front appeared not to be going to plan, McLaren stood with head in hands having used up all his subs and didn't appear to have a scooby.
He also wore shorts and white socks during the World Cup, in case you didn't notice.