Who's Next?

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Who will be the next England manager?
By Lee Harvey, MSN Search Editor

England’s abject Euro 2008 qualification campaign reached its nadir with a catastrophic home defeat to Croatia that deservedly cost Steve McClaren his job. Despite the media vilification and intense scrutiny that accompanies the position, a shortlist of potential replacements already exists. Hotlist Sport examines the leading contenders to become the England manager.
1. Jose Mourinho - Do the FA know the way to sign Jose? The former Chelsea boss is available after leaving Stamford Bridge by mutual consent in September. He is acknowledged as an exceptional man manager and tactician and, as he was always keen to point out, has won league titles and the Champions League. The FA broke the bank to sign Sven Goran Eriksson in 2001 so there’s no question they can afford the Special One. But will they baulk at the volatile Mourinho and his loose cannon tendencies with the press?

2. Martin O’Neill - O’Neill’s mentor Brian Clough once said The FA refused to give him the England job because they rightfully suspected he would change things “lock, stock and barrel”. It looks like the Aston Villa boss has been tarred with a similar brush. He was interviewed in 2006 to replace Eriksson but was never offered the job. A figurehead happy to delegate coaching duties to his assistants, O’Neill's approach relies, like Clough, on his legendary motivational skills. He led Leicester City to domestic cup success and guided Celtic to a UEFA Cup final. Does his appalling away record with Celtic in the Champions League suggest O’Neill lacks tactical nous at the highest level? And would he leave Villa anyway?

3. Fabio Capello - As England’s hapless players trudged off the sodden Wembley pitch, Capello was on Italian radio expressing his interest in Steve McClaren’s job. Capello achieved enormous success with AC Milan and Juventus in the 1990s and led Real Madrid to the La Liga title last season. He is a renowned task master and would bring discipline to England’s inconsistent stars. But does the truculent Capello have the communication skills to placate the English football press?

4. Harry Redknapp – With Sam Allardyce and Steve Coppell already ruling themselves out of the running, the leading English contender is surely Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp. Always an advocate of attacking football and skilful players, Harry’s game could be the antidote to the fear factor that seemingly blights England’s stars. However, Redknapp was implicated, along with Allardyce, in an alleged bung scandal revealed in a BBC Panorama documentary. It would be typical of The FA to ignore Redknapp because of these unproven allegations.

5. Jurgen Klinsmann - Despite having no coaching badges or managerial experience, Klinsmann guided Germany to the semi-finals of World Cup 2006 with what many pundits thought was a mediocre squad. He gained experience at the very highest level of football as a player too, winning the World Cup in 1990. Klinsmann’s two-year tenure as Germany manager was characterised by attacking, entertaining football. However, the continued success of Germany after his 2006 exit backs up the theory that the architect of the team's success was Klinsmann’s assistant (and current Germany manager) Joachim Low.

Who do you think is Next? Not forgetting that Rafa has said that he may one day think about being an international manager whether that be England or Spain, but i think he's happy at Liverpool for now.
I think Jose or Jamie, Who do you think?

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PureKill

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tbh only man fit for job would be [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Alan Shearer the best striker the premiership has every seen and would make an ace manager.
Then add ian wright next to him and there u have both men who have pride and passion as well as the skill needed
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tbh in most sports, ex players only make gd coaches as assistants/specialists in their specified area. if you throw an ex player in at the deep end as a full coach their gonna drown. as with a player they have to mature to become a coach