My injury is still keeping me out of action but I am working hard and am definitely getting there - I feel that I can see some light at the end of the tunnel.

It is very frustrating because I am desperate to play for Aston Villa, but these type of muscle tears cannot be rushed, so I am making sure I am doing the right things.

It is hard when you see your colleagues go out on to the training pitches, while you have to go into the gym, or on to the treatment table, especially as I am not used to being injured.

Off the pitch I have got an interesting week ahead. My tribute dinner for Le Magnifique is being held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on October 25. The host for the night is Sue Barker. We have a good rapport from my appearances on A Question of Sport, and coincidentally I am due to record a programme soon.

I also hope to visit the Motor Show at Birmingham's NEC. Cars are my great passion and for me to go to the Motor Show is like taking a child to Disneyland, fascinated by all the toys.

You can hear more about all these things by tuning in to Radio Ginola!

The England managerial debate still rages on and I cannot believe that some people here are thinking about bringing in a foreign manager to take charge of the England team, it is completely wrong. France would NEVER pick a foreigner to manage their national team, and I don't think the Football Association should not do so either. The England manager must be English. England is a huge footballing nation, and it would be disrespecting the country to pick a foreigner. You need someone with a passion for his country, and if England chose a manager from France, Italy, Germany, or wherever, what would he know about English tradition and history - about 1966 and what is in the hearts of the fans. Even someone like Arsene Wenger, who is one of the greatest managers in the world at the moment, would not fit into this job.

Confidence and pride among England's international players is on the floor after taking just one point from World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Finland.

English players have the qualities - the problem is confidence. They need someone to get them right mentally, and Terry Venables is the man who can do that. The players aren't interested in his off-the-field problems of the past, they just want him to coach the football team.

The team needs a permament boss now, not a caretaker. If you put someone in charge for one game it is sending the wrong message to the players. Players will know he is in charge for one game, then not know who is coming in next. They will always be expecting someone new and something different. You have to build a base, and that means getting a manager in long-term. England must have a successful national team, like in France, but the confidence level among the players is very low and the players are still gobsmacked by the way Kevin Keegan walked out on them.

Finally, a story in the press brought a smile to my face. My fellow-Frenchman Frank Leboeuf was a have-a-go hero when he tackled a burglar who was fleeing a house in London and held him until the police came. Well done Frank! People have asked me if I would have done the same thing in his shoes and my answer is this: Of course it would be nice to be a hero, anbd it would certainly make a change because people always moan about the fact that I don't tackle!

Have a good week. !

David Ginola

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