Robbie Keane believes that Mauricio Pochettino’s nationality should not be a barrier to him probably taking up as England supervisor.
The previous Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea boss, who received 20 worldwide caps for Argentina as a participant, has been touted as a potential alternative for Gareth Southgate.
If the FA elected to nominate Pochettino, he would turn into simply the third overseas supervisor of the England males’s nationwide group after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.
“Ideally you’d need a global supervisor to come back from the identical nation because the group, however it will depend on who is out there and it’s finally about getting the best man for the job,” stated Keane, talking on behalf of Betway .
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“I don’t assume England must appoint an English supervisor from the Premier League – so long as the brand new supervisor has success, no person will care the place he’s from.”
“If England need to go down the overseas route, Mauricio Pochettino is superb with younger gamers, the gamers all love him and he’s very likeable with the media.
“I do know Mauricio very properly, and he’s an incredible man. For those who take a look at what he did at Tottenham, he gave the children an opportunity on the very begin and did an unbelievable job with them.”
Pochettino has a fame for enjoying energetic, attacking soccer and impressively led Spurs to the Champions League ultimate in 2019, the place they misplaced to Liverpool.
He’s presently out of labor, and awaiting his subsequent alternative, after leaving Chelsea by mutual consent on the finish of final season.
Lee Carsley holding the UEFA Underneath-21 Euro 2023 trophy (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Apart from Pochettino, Lee Carsley is amongst the favourites for the England job following his success with the Underneath-21s.
His entertaining aspect received all six of their video games to say the European Underneath-21 Championship final summer time, with Curtis Jones scoring the winner within the ultimate.
Cole Palmer, Anthony Gordon and Levi Colwill, who’ve all gone on to turn into full internationals since then, performed key roles beneath Carsley and Keane feels he is a viable candidate.
“There are loads of names being thrown out for the following England supervisor, together with Lee Carsley, who I performed with and know very properly. We converse regularly.
“He’s an excellent coach, he is aware of the younger English gamers coming via and those who’ve damaged into the primary group, and he likes to play good soccer.”
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