Do you think the England manager should be English?

[Pride_Of_The_Midlands]

I believe that the England manager should be English otherwise it defeats the whole point of international football.

It's supposed to be about the best that your nation can produce vs the best that another nation can produce - that includes players and managers.

I would rather try and fail with an English manager than succeed with a foreign manager.

Imagine if we won the World Cup with a foreign manager in charge, it would not feel right.

It would be like a hollow victory, it would be like we hadn't really won it because we had to use the talents of another country to win it for us.

Thoughts?

[Finnegan]

I have mixed opinions on this.

But while the laws of the game are as they are, I think you should pick whoever the most qualified is and if that's a foreigner then go for it.

Football's about winning.

[Haydos]

Don't see why the rules don't apply to managers. It just makes sense.

I feel that foreign managers, while obviously they can succeed, just don't bring about the right mentality. At the end of the day they still get paid, they don't share quite the same drive the players do (steady now) to win.

[Guest Bilo]

Would rather win the World Cup (sorry, this is England so make the last 8) with a foreign manager than fail to qualify altogether with an Englishman.

Though as somebody who has no passion for international football whatsoever, I'm almost certainly the wrong man to ask.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

No, my national team last 2 managers to get us to the WC have been Dutch. They brought a more professinal approach and better systems to get as to compete on the biggest stage.

The England manger regardless of nationallity biggest issue will be controlling the massive burden of expectations. A good manager will be able to get you competing with the Spains and the like but weathering those expectations with players with big egos is a different task all together. Guss Hiddink 6-7 years ago would of been ideal but he is getting on now.

[Guest MattP]

Desirable, but not essential.

[Corky]

No.

It limits the options.

[Daggers]

The next England manager should be black and gay in order to promote equality within the game.

[The Doctor]

The next England manager should be black and gay in order to promote equality within the game.

But then you're excluding purple people.

They should be a multi-coloured, bi-sexual hermaphrodite for ultimate equality.

[acooling08]

I think it should be a rule that the manager must be from the country they are managing.

There may be better foreign options, but there are better foreign players too but we are not allowed to use them. Why are managers different?

[Daggers]

They should be a multi-coloured, bi-sexual hermaphrodite for ultimate equality.

But there's only one TommyG

[SOCCERROO FOX]

I think it should be a rule that the manager must be from the country they are managing.

There may be better foreign options, but there are better foreign players too but we are not allowed to use them. Why are managers different?

Will never happen as FIFA want to grow the game in lesser nations. Foreign managers are going to be more equiped and better qualified to improve the national team of some of the countries in areas that don't have the history and quality of big nations. Ie. Alot of Asian, Middle Eastern and African teams. Australia as i stated a few up from this is a perfect example of foreign manager improving the quality and status of the national team and qualifying for the first major tournament in 2006 for 34 years.

[The Doctor]

But there's only one TommyG

maybe, but black gays?

I don't think Finners would want the job.

[Daggers]

maybe, but black gays?

I don't think Finners would want the job.

The chance to totally **** England?

You reckon that's not a job for Finnegan?

[Guest MattP]

Do you get black gays?

[Haydos]

Do you get black gays?

[Dan]

I'd agree they should be but one thing's missing.

Mourinho's Portuguese.

[Gold Coast Fox]

The best man for the job should be priority, not there nationality.

[MPH]

I can see why people think someone should be English but i think they have it slightly wrong...

Instead of actually BEING ENGLISH.. What the manager needs to have is a thorough inside knowledge of the English game... they need to of played here, lived here, they need to know the mindset of the English fans and players and be able to instill trust in the fans and players. as well as communicate with them effectively. Admittedly that might be an Englishman 8 times out of ten.. but not every time. MON of course isnt English but would be an excellent choice...

[Finnegan]

The chance to totally **** England?

You reckon that's not a job for Finnegan?

It's time for Trevor Benjamin's first cap.

[ozleicester]

As previously mentioned (and therefore i shouldve just used the wonderful "this") The same rules should apply for managing as well as playing. For smaller or less football focused countries it will give a the local talent a chance to grow and develop the same as with the players.

There is nothing to stop the countries importing talented assistants if required.

[Zingari]

The ability to "speak English" should be a requirement

[SOCCERROO FOX]

As previously mentioned (and therefore i shouldve just used the wonderful "this") The same rules should apply for managing as well as playing. For smaller or less football focused countries it will give a the local talent a chance to grow and develop the same as with the players.

There is nothing to stop the countries importing talented assistants if required.

So the actuall manager would just be a manager in title only with the more experienced and better equiped called an 'assistant' just to aplease FIFA. What is the point in that?

[The Doctor]

The ability to "speak English" should be a requirement

That already rules out most of the English.

Going for the short-list of zero before making an appointment never ends well.

[Trav Le Bleu]

The manager of any national team should be of the same nationality.