Who should be England manager?

Steve McClaren has been shown the door, but who will be next through it and into the hot seat as England manager? Brian Barwick and his FA committee will start the lengthy process of trying to secure the best man for the job, but many doubt they can be trusted to get the decision right - just consider their track record. Our selection is a mixture of the great, good and very green - surely there's someone who can turn this rabble into a team to fear..?

Who do you want to take on the job? Cast your vote below:

Opinion Polls & Market Research

Comments

[SA]

I agree with nikaas. Terry Butcher is the best there is. Next to Svennis. And The Bees players will get a new chief that will tech them thatits not handball we're playing...

[Santi Materia]

Fabio Capello is, at the moment, the best manager England can desire.
He has enough international experience and has won every club titles his teams have competed.
Moreover he his a perfect winner and handler of big name egos.
I hope Fabio Capello will be chosen as England boss.

[Richard Ward]

Can't believe no ones mentioned Arsene Wenger. He's virtually English, he's successful, articulate, good with the media, and fantastic at bringing through the younger players.

[Marco, Italy]

I fully agree with Roddy: Capello/Vialli is a coaching dream team!

[allan]

lts then we solve the laziness attitude

[Roddy Johnson]

Fabio Capello as manager with Gianluca Vialli as assistant. Perfect match..

[Valerie Armstrong]

The "Special One" must be first choice. Jose will ensure England are not forgotten whilst Euro 2008 is taking place. He will give an enormous confidence boost to the players, the fans (especially female) and provide the best chance of success.

[Jason]

What!! Not a single mention of Marcello Lippi in the comments listed above? Shum mistake, shurely !!

Lippi has won every club title in which his teams have competed: 15 titles in total, plus runners-up position 5 times, and including the Champions League and the World Cup. The ONLY title he has not won is the European Nations Cup - in which he has never been involved.
Lippi is a proven winner and handler of big-name egos, and a superb tactician. And he is available now. What are the FA waiting for?
Jason

[Ian Edwards]

Who cares if the coach is not English? Let's have the best. I do NOT want another Mc... Red.. something!

Capello is the best. People do not remember he won the Champions League (final Ac Milan-Barcelona 4-0!!) and many scudettos and liga too.

[Stefano]

I hope it's neither Fabio Capello nor Marcello Lippi. You know, with either one you would actually stand a chance at winning something. [but then, I am Italian...]

[neil gayleard]

lippi should get the england job. International winner is what is needed not just another good old boy. I want to win & win in style. No more hoff it & chase it dog & duck rubbish that we still get if we have another British League boss.

[Mabs]

I think Harry Redknapp is the man to take England forward, his record of producing brilliant performances from players with lesser abilities have to be admired. Harry is the man to get the best out of the likes of Downing, Defoe, Bridge, Lescott and so on, with this in mind he will get the best results for England.

[Jim Olsson]

Gordon Ramsay is the best choice after Capello. He knows and loves football. He promotes team effort and can provide excellent food.

[daniel]

Fabio is only able to win the premier league but unfit for other objectives. Let the FA chose him. They'll be dramatically wrong also because he is always able to build bad relationships with some players in the team and, like Mourinho, he is overconfident. They both ignore the word humbleness or humility. Nowadays FA thinks that such a style demonstrate strenth. To me it only means stupidity. To Capello and Mourinho, their motto is: we are the best; so, if the players don't win it's their problem.

[Mike]

How about Jonathan Ross?

[Timothy Tanner]

Since Arsene won't take the job, I'm going to go for the only capable English candidate. Redknapp has always looked to play good football, has done wonders with small teams and deserves a chance on the big stage, he is willing to take the job, true he hasn't had much chance with "big" players but his Portsmouth side are filled with international players and he managed a fair few English internationals.

Get him to end his fight with the BBC, given Brooking free reign over youth and give the job to Happy Harry.

[Big Paul]

The field has now thinned itself out so England's choices are very limited - unless they want another Mclaren and more not so glorious failure.

Go with Capello, and we will have some chance of winning Euro 2012 and doing pretty well at World Cup 2010 too. He can use the next year to experiment and build a side via friendlies, testing the "yoof" like Agonlabahor, Walcott et al.

Failing that go with Redknapp. The rest are non-contenders.

[Marco, Italy]

I am Italian too and I do not see why Italians should consider Capello a traitor in case he coached England! I would be honored to know that a such important team/country selected an Italian to head their national football team. Think! If England win the Cup, an Italian would be England's next heroe!! Come on: Capello rules!
He is very good, available and extremely motivated.

[Hope]

Capbello and his rather destructive system doesn't seem to match up with England's soccer style, unless Mr. Capbello can reinvent himself.

Shouldn't England be able to come up with a new manager from it's very own backyard? Maybe his Prince William of Wales would like to take on the challenge ...

[Marcello Castellano]

Message to Fabio Cappello:

Why are you thinking of being such a traitor to Italy?

I've been wishing for you to coach our Azzurri for years, and now you want to be our enemy?

I've lost a lot of respect for you Fabio.

[Patrick]

My name is Patrick, i am from Frankfurt Germany. I hope that Klinsmann will not become the Manager of the English football association because only the very thought makes me a lot of fear. If this high quality team with these players will reach his doable power, all teams on this planet would pray not to play agains the three lions. Emagine, what J.K. does with our team (I mean it makes me proud, germany is really good now), BUT what do you think he could create with a much, much higher potential like your players have. Not “IMAGINE all the people” …”IMAGINE Jürgen Klinsmann”

Greetings an good Luck for WM2010 from Frankfurt !!!! (sorry for my English)
Patrick

[Lee]

Give the job to Posh Spice.

[PIER PAOLO GROTTESI]

Mr FABIO CAPELLO WITH ZOLA ASSISTANT

AND ALONGSIDE MR SHEARER THE BOMBER.....AND ENGLAND WIN NEXT
WORLD CUP 2010
YOU'LL SEE

PIER PAOLO GROTTESI FROM ROME

A GREAT ENGLAND AND LIVERPOOL SUPPORT SINCE 1980

CIAO

[Frank Upton]

Let's face it:

International football between countries is boring.

Club football is exciting.

The England players think so, too.

[Vishan]

I totally agree with Cassandra.
Give the job to a journalist... they are the ones that spoil the entire team.. They put them under pressure!... give them the job and lets see how well they do...!!
therer the main cause of englands failures!.