England manager selection

L4Everton · November 6, 2014

The todays football thread got me thinking. The past four England managers are as follows.

Steve McClaren 2006-07
Fabio Capello 2007-2011
Stuart Pearce 2012 (one game)
Roy Hodgson 2012-14

Pearce aside and he was a stand in before the 'big' appointment was made, is it a coincidence that McClaren and Hodgson were both Uefa Cup Final losing managers?
McClaren with Boro in 2006
Hodgson with Fulham in 2010

Is this the extent of the FA's thinking in terms of recruitment or is the paucity of managers stupid enough to take the job leaving them with little other option.

Warm Butter · November 6, 2014

Those are probably the biggest achievements of English managers of the last 10 years unfortunately

The media pressurises them into getting an English manager, they don't take into account they're all a bit crap

peteblue · November 6, 2014

Well they also appointed Kevin Keegan, so that should answer your question.........

Dithering Dougie · November 6, 2014

It could have been a lot worse, the media were pushing for Big Sam and 'Arry Redknapp at the times they were both appointed.

Lids1978 · November 6, 2014

Its a poisoned chalic IMO..even bobby robson was slaughtered. the fa went for a Yes man in hodgson as apart from rednapp not many wanted the job

Milk · November 6, 2014

Southgate will be the next manager especially if the U21s actually do something at the finals next year

ijjysmith · November 6, 2014

Standard England thread.

Moan at what we have or have had in this case, and not give any suggestions on better options.

RaleighBlue · November 6, 2014

Think Hodgson is generally doing a decent job of getting the youth into the team - look at Barkley. Out injured? As soon as he's back, straight back into the squad.

The squad isn't very good right now, there's not a lot of choices in certain positions (DM comes to mind. But I think Roy gets a bit too much stick for his squad selection.

His tactics aren't the best though, to be fair. But he's really not the terrible manager that you're all making out. The England squad is just a bit broken and he's trying to glue it back together in the wake of the Gerrard/Lampard/Terry/Cole years of failure.

EFCNIK · November 6, 2014

I like Hodgson.

Purely because we had so much fun singing, Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson is taking us to Rio to Rio to Rio etc etc etc in Brazil.

We can sing that at the Euro's as well. Just sub Rio for Paris.

Oh and I dunno, Mourinho or something. I don't care.

Neiler · November 6, 2014

Bit of an old pals act really isn't it.

rascal · November 6, 2014

Neiler said:
Bit of an old pals act really isn't it.

The FA in a nutshell

harris78 · November 6, 2014

I like how he is bringing through the youth and does seem a little more adept at picking people on form rather than name.

edit. As soon as i typed that i looked at the squad and a couple have me scratching my head. Why pick Lambert? He has not kicked a ball in anger for Liverpool this season. Also why Carrick, literally just back from an injury and at 33 is not really the future and as for Smalling, no just no!