I am simply blogging what most fans of international football around the world treat as a joke! The scarcity of English born coaches in the English Premier League!
Fabio Capello is one of the greatest coaches of the modern era & seems to have at last managed to make England a solid & reliable unit as a team. But shouldn't the mother home of the beautiful game be able to manage to produce an English born coach to lead it to the World Cup?
The answer is simply no! It can't! Outside a few true & trusted old hands such as Harry Redknapp of Tottenham & Roy Hodgson of Fulham, there are very few high calibre English born coaches around these days. The late Sir Bobby Robson was probably the last of that generation.
I rest my case by listing the names of the top 10 EPL Teams Managers for those of you who are not aware of their nationalities. This is based on the league table as of 1 March 2010:
1. Chelsea: Carlo Ancelotti (Italy)
2. Manchester Utd: Sir Alex Ferguson (Scotland)
3. Arsenal: Arsen Wenger (France)
4. Manchester City: Roberto Mancini (Italy)
5. Tottenham: Harry Redknapp (England)
6. Liverpool: Rafa Benitez (Spain)
7. Aston Villa: Martin O'Neill (Northern Ireland)
8. Brrmingham: Alex McLeish (Scotland)
9. Everton: David Moyes (Scotland)
10. Fulham: Roy Hodgson (England)
As you can see, only two out of ten were born in England. Of course, as you know the English would protest saying we & the Scots & Northern Irish are all British! That's OK! My question remains the same:
Are there any coaches born in England who can claim to have the calibre to lead a major footballing national side to the World Cup?
I believe the answer remains negative. As a result the international performance of England will continue to suffer & whilst they are a very good side, I don't think they can win the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in July 2010.
Fabio Capello is one of the greatest coaches of the modern era & seems to have at last managed to make England a solid & reliable unit as a team. But shouldn't the mother home of the beautiful game be able to manage to produce an English born coach to lead it to the World Cup?
The answer is simply no! It can't! Outside a few true & trusted old hands such as Harry Redknapp of Tottenham & Roy Hodgson of Fulham, there are very few high calibre English born coaches around these days. The late Sir Bobby Robson was probably the last of that generation.
I rest my case by listing the names of the top 10 EPL Teams Managers for those of you who are not aware of their nationalities. This is based on the league table as of 1 March 2010:
1. Chelsea: Carlo Ancelotti (Italy)
2. Manchester Utd: Sir Alex Ferguson (Scotland)
3. Arsenal: Arsen Wenger (France)
4. Manchester City: Roberto Mancini (Italy)
5. Tottenham: Harry Redknapp (England)
6. Liverpool: Rafa Benitez (Spain)
7. Aston Villa: Martin O'Neill (Northern Ireland)
8. Brrmingham: Alex McLeish (Scotland)
9. Everton: David Moyes (Scotland)
10. Fulham: Roy Hodgson (England)
As you can see, only two out of ten were born in England. Of course, as you know the English would protest saying we & the Scots & Northern Irish are all British! That's OK! My question remains the same:
Are there any coaches born in England who can claim to have the calibre to lead a major footballing national side to the World Cup?
I believe the answer remains negative. As a result the international performance of England will continue to suffer & whilst they are a very good side, I don't think they can win the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in July 2010.
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