When England are not doing well, Stewart Robson wonders if the tactician can change his tactics. It was :54.
The job of England's manager is at stake.
"If results aren't good enough, it's time to go your separate ways, because managers can have three, four, five year contracts and you accept that, if results are not good enough, you can have three, four, five year contracts," said England's manager I don't understand why I'd be any different. I don't believe that my contract will protect me in any way.
When assessing his time as England manager, time and perspective will serve him well. He has made the country a world power again by developing a team capable of performing at major tournaments and, having taken charge in the wake of the Euro 2016 humiliation against Iceland and Sam Allardyce's one-game reign as manager.
There is a storm of bad results that have caused supporters to boo him and his team during and after defeats against Hungary and Italy. The race to find his likely successor has already begun, as his credentials are being questioned, and he lacks top-level tactical ability.
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The FA has a problem here. The list of potential replacements is short and lacking in convincing candidates if he leaves his job after Qatar.
The FA acted as a safe pair of hands when Allardyce was fired after just one game in charge in 2016 after being caught up in a newspaper sting.
The outstanding English candidate, Graham Potter, is no longer available due to the fact that there isn't any left within the FA system.
The FA is committed to making sure that the senior men's team is managed by an Englishman, despite the fact that the successor doesn't need to be English.
If that continues, the list of candidates becomes very short very quickly.
Frank Leboeuf was not happy with the performance of the team.
Don't even think about elite out-of-work coaches such as Thomas Tuchel or Mauricio Pochettino. The cost of employing either of them ensures that the FA would be forced to look for less expensive alternatives.
Potter is less than a month into his new job and is still the favourite to become the next England manager. The 47-year-old is regarded as a shining light of the FA's coaching development system, having completed his UEFA Pro-Licence at St George's Park. It's hard to imagine Potter giving up the job of managing England just yet, because the best competition in the world is the European Championship.
Eddie Howe is second favourite, but he is in the early stages of a club job that could lead to a place in the European Championship. If the England job came his way, Howe might feel like he was walking out on a lottery syndicate before it hit the big time.
The lack of an outstanding candidate becomes clear with the next names on the bookmaker's lists -- Mauricio Pochettino, Steve Cooper, Brendan Rodgers, and the man who is now 72 and hasn't coached in over a year, ex-Arsene Wenger.
None of the above would be considered suitable candidates if the FA sticks to its English-first approach. Even the England under-21 coach, Lee Carsley, won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland even though he was born in the city. Two of the most obvious candidates are working in the premier league and have both come through the same St George's Park system as the Potters.
While Potter and Howe are both strong candidates, neither can boast the international experience amassed by Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard as players and, similarly, cannot claim to have experience of managing under huge pressure.
It shouldn't be forgotten that Steven Gerrard won the Scottish title with Rangers and that Frank Lampard gave youth a chance atChelsea during a worldwide transfer embargo, despite the fact that their reputations have been damaged by their struggles at Villa.
The same can be said for Potter, Howe, and the other names being mentioned. The FA will want to ride out the storm that is about to hit him. Unless they are prepared to start with a clean slate and open the job up to the best coach available, the best option for England would be to keep the current coach.
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