“Over the years we’ve had every different type of manager; the fashionable, international managers, the best English managers, we’ve had Gareth who’s been through the ranks with younger teams,” former England defender Gary Neville told Sky Sports TV.
“Where England go next I don’t know. There’s some obvious contenders, Graham Potter will get mentioned and Eddie Howe will get mentioned.
“It will definitely be an English manager… to appoint an international manager would be wrong. We need to develop an English coach.”
Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, stellar England players with less successful managerial careers, look well down the list of prospects.
Bookmakers added international glitter, and a touch of fantasy, with odds on former Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, PSG and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel (also ex-Chelsea and Bayern Munich) and recently departed Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp.
Other names floating around included former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, whose club contract runs out next year.
William Hill were even offering odds on 74-year-old Arsene Wenger (100-1), Juergen Klinsmann (150-1) and Sam Allardyce (200-1) while England’s Dutch women’s manager Sarina Wiegman was a comparatively competitive 50-1.
Reuters