The England job ought to go to somebody English – and never somebody from abroad. That is in response to one famend boss who’s already turned down the chance.
On Tuesday morning, incumbent Three Lions gaffer Gareth Southgate introduced that he was to step down from the function, following Sunday’s Euro 2024 closing defeat to Spain. Southgate has coached 102 video games for England.
Hypothesis is already rife over who will take over, with Graham Potter and Eddie Howe main the chances. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, each of whom represented England throughout their famed Golden Technology, have been linked, too.
There’s mounting hypothesis, too, that an abroad coach may very well be employed. Jurgen Klopp is within the body, in response to a former Liverpool star, although Jose Mourinho is at Fenerbahce, now.
England have solely employed two managers from overseas of their historical past. Sven Goran Eriksson was the primary within the early 2000s when he took over from Kevin Keegan, earlier than Fabio Capello took England to the 2010 World Cup, following Steve McLaren’s disastrous reign.
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Maybe the third abroad coach might have been Arsene Wenger in one other universe – however the Arsenal legend turned the job down twice. The Frenchman was truly provided the job when it got here up eight years in the past, previous to Southgate assuming the function.
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Wenger informed the Telegraph in 2021 that he was provided the function in 2016. With Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein working within the FA in 2001, it is believed that he was an enormous proponent of the Swede taking the job, following the route his personal Gunners had taken, with the FA mentioned to be eager on Wenger himself.
Sadly, Wenger has claimed prior to now that he believes the function ought to go to somebody from England. He is by no means dominated himself out of 1 taking it – however provided that he is now 74 and serving as FIFA’s Chief of International Soccer Growth, it appears as if the possibility has handed him by.
“It is extremely vital [that the manager is an Englishman], I’ve at all times mentioned that,’” he as soon as mentioned. “A rustic like England, with an enormous soccer ardour, and as nicely the construction of the nationwide staff, [it] seems to be to me [that it] calls for a man from your personal nation because the chief.”
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