By Matt Barlow Follow @@Matt_Barlow_DM Harry Redknapp’s remedy for England’s World Cup hangover is to stop trying to mimic their more successful European rivals and focus on producing football branded with their own national identity. After signing former England captain Rio Ferdinand, the Queens Park Rangers manager claimed there are plenty of quality players and wants to see Roy Hodgson forge them into a team based on attacking flair with the confidence to play out of defence. He said: 'I thought England were certainties to win what in my opinion was a very poor group. I was very surprised. Costa Rica winning the group tells you everything really.
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The QPR boss believes England need to concentrate on developing their own national identity instead of copying other nations
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Redknapp was shocked after England finished bottom of their World Cup group
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He also questions if the right people are in charge of the youth set-up in the national team
'Play from the back, like I said to @placeholder when he was 16: ‘Come out with the ball, I don’t want to see you booting the ball up the pitch.