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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
I would like to see, in this order:
1 - Arsene Wenger
2 - The Special One
3 - Rafa Benitiz
for England
Not one Englishman is remotely qualified for the job.
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I think a lot of Wenger, but I think he is pretty unlikely to leave the Gunners given their position!
Of the "available" candidates, I'd pick Mourinho first if only because he can put a steel into the backs of the players when they most need it (like on Wednesday). He's no tactical genius, IMO, but he does impart the desire and will to win above almost any other manager in the game - as we've seen so often when Chelsea would pull off a comeback in the last few minutes of a game.
I think Capello woud make an excellent manager too - he's a proven winner. Not just with big sides with bags of cash like Real, but with more modest teams like Roma.
Both Capello and Rafa, though, I think would suffer the abuse of England fans - maybe even Mourinho too - as all of them are relatively cautious managers with a defence first philosophy. I think with Mourinho, though, he's so good with the media, he'd deal with it better as he gives as good as he gets.
Outsider - Alan Shearer, if we want to take a chance like Germany did with Klinsman (who I don't rate for England).
Hey Strange - you watch a lot more Championship football than me, no doubt. Who is the best manager in that league who has not managed in the EPL for any length of time (so you can't pick a guy like Boothroyd or Roeder)?