While his frumpy, simplistic style might not make him terribly progressive, Sam Allardyce was appointed as England manager to take the team forward.
After all, they couldn't fall any further following their dismal Euro 2016 showing. Yet the new national-team boss is seemingly set on looking backward before plotting the course ahead.
English football desperately needs a new crop of talent to freshen up what has become a distinctly stale team, yet Allardyce recently revealed he is considering handing John Terry a recall. That's the same Terry who last played for England four years ago.