By all means do it, but what was the point in making it public? If you believe the English players are superior put your money where your mouth is and pick them.
Otherwise shut up!
He was 'surprised'.
But that would mean them abandoning their rigid defensive postional instructions.
Like when Ameoibi comes on and shouts and points at Cab and Tiote to stay back.
It's insane that this side peppered with full internationals is worrying about beating a bunch of potato farmers at home.
Somewhere there is a tactical book with one page that reads 'hoof it down the middle'. It's a book lost in the mists of time, back around the mid-80's. Legend says the one who finds the book and uses it wisely will hypnostise his followers.