Stuart Pearce Englands Euro 2012 Saviour

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With the European Championships 42 days away, England are still without a permanent manager in place for the tournament. With the media and bookies favourite, Harry Redknapp, refusing to be drawn on the England job, should the Football A sociation offer the job to Stuart Pearce?Think back to Englands recent failings in major tournaments; South Africa World Cup 2010, Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, the list is endle s. Yet, the common criticism levied at the coaching staff and players, is the lack of commitment, fight and pa sion shown at key times when backs were against the wall. However, these characteristics are in abundance within Stuart Pearce, as shown through the iconic Euro 1996 penalty scene. Within the small amount of time Pearce spent with the first team in preparation for the Netherlands friendly, this pa sion seemed to filter into the squad. This was shown by Englands superb, yet ultimately doomed fight back from 2-0 down against an arguably superior side. Joe Hart on Pearce, He is a pa sionate guy. Anything involving England is just perfect for him, for who he is and what he is about. Hopefully he can inspire us.Equally, Stuart Pearce has experience leading England to major European tournaments with the Under-21 side. The side were brilliantly guided to a Goga Bitadze Jersey final appearance in the 2009 European Championships but were subsequently beaten by Germany. Yet, the experience of managing England in a major tournament is pricele s, and also coaching the likes of Joe Hart, Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge and James Milner, all of whom are pushing for selection in the Euro 2012 squad can only add to Pearces candidacy.With the medias obse sion with Harry Redknapp, the usual pre-tournament pre sure and expectations have been taken off of England and Pearce, which will allow the side to play without fear of media ridicule. Generally, sides playing with le s pre sure perform extremely well as shown by Germanys side in the 2008 European Championships, and this could benefit England hugely.Whether Pearce will get the opportunity to lead England to Poland and Ukraine is still to be seen. In my opinion there is no other realistic candidate that will offer the pa sion and international experience as Stuart Pearce.