Southgate ‘set for’ England hot seat
Print Edition
GARETH Southgate could be in line to succeed Roy Hodgson as manager on an interim basis in the wake of England’s latest embarrassing early exit from a major tournament.
English football has embarked on another round of soul-searching after one of the most humiliating nights in the country’s history saw it go out of Euro 2016, following a 1-2 loss to Iceland on Monday.
Hodgson quit on the spot and Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn hinted on Tuesday that Southgate, who has been in charge of the England Under-21 side since 2013, could step up on a temporary basis.
Southgate, 45, who had an unremarkable spell as manager of Middlesbrough but is perhaps best known for missing a spot-kick in the Euro 96 semifinal penalty shootout defeat to Germany, is the strong 2-1 favorite with the British bookmakers.
Glenn Hoddle, a former England manager who lost his job over comments about disabled people, and US coach Juergen Klinsmann are next in the running with the bookies.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic was among the names linked with the England vacancy — often referred to as the “Impossible Job” — but Hammers co-chairman David Gold said yesterday that the former Croatia coach would not be “the slightest bit interested”.
English football chiefs say they would be open to another foreign coach and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been mentioned in media as a possible target after his deal with the Gunners expires in a year.
FA chief executive Glenn hopes to have appointed a successor by the start of England’s 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign in early September, but said that if not, “we have an interim plan in mind”.
Asked on Tuesday if he was speaking about Southgate, he said: “We are not talking about names today, but it would be a pretty obvious one to pick.”
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
