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QPR boss Warnock slams 'tippy-tappy' England

QPR boss Neil Warnock is unimpressed with the lack of passion shown by today's England.

The 62-year-old is fed up with "tippy-tappy football" and "25 passes just to get to the halfway line", demanding enthusiasm from a team who are in the entertainment industry.

"I could do the England job, no problem," he told the Daily Mail. "But there's not a cat in hell's chance of them giving me the job because I've got a sense of humour.

"An Englishman could get far more passion and enthusiasm from England's players than Fabio Capello.

"The dressing room would have more understanding. England's players don't look as though they enjoy playing for England and I can't understand that.

"For a manager it would be the pinnacle to manage England and it should be the same for the players.

"There is no humour in that dressing room and as good a manager as Fabio Capello is meant to be, it's difficult to motivate players and get more out of them if you don't have a sense of humour.

"I give a lot out and I get a lot back from the lads. That connection is so important."

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