Joey Barton tears apart ‘the Gary Neville myth’ following England humiliation

Joey Barton took aim at the "Neville myth" following England's exit from Euro 2016.

While he could just as easily criticised England's inability to adequately pass the ball, the muddled 'tactics' of Roy Hodgson or the cinder block that Wayne Rooney calls a right foot, the new Rangers midfielder laid part of the blame for England's loss to Iceland at the feet of Gary Neville. Barton, in a series of tweets following the 2-1 defeat, cited Neville as an example of a culture that rewards reputation rather than ability, a culture that he seems to believe has cost the English team. He even goes on to say that the former Manchester United defender shouldn't have been appointed England coach. As far as the former Manchester City man is concerned, there is no correlation between being a good player, or a good football pundit, and being an effective coach. And we know that he is not alone in his frustration with England's reliance on reputation, just like the fans now calling on Wayne Rooney to remove himself from the England set up. We get the sense Barton has been waiting for a while to get this off his chest. https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747533294905004032 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747533725655760897 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747534006812557316 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747534346316292096 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747534680849809409 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747535017073647616 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747535780487233536 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747536274135855109 https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/747536596732379137