I always liked Sol Campbell

but he seems to have some expectations on his managerial career entitlements that haven't yet been borne out by what he's done. Probably not helped by the fact that Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard all went straight in at a highish level.

(And I have no idea whether he's been rejected for roles for the obvious wrong reasons, and don't want to get into that debate, thank you Essex in advance)

I'd also think that he's not as close to the youth as some would be - the biggest issue I saw with Boothroyd is that the players were coming into the team with modern coaching methods and tactics behind them and meeting a manager who hadn't progressed in similar fashion. And whereas I really doubt that Sol isn't in that league, I'd also question what his experience in developing younger players is - again has he been doing this anywhere or is the managerial experience shown representative of all his coaching roles?

I'd say that the best hire would be someone who is coaching players at a similar level, maybe not at the top of the PL, but who understands how to spot, develop potential and deal with that difficult aspect of aligning it with what they're doing at the clubs so as not to cause friction, but still to create a coherent team at the national level.

And no, I haven't a clue.

Posted By: camcan on May 5th 2021 at 16:29:31

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Quick straw poll (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 5, 15:03:20
- Alan’s available (n/m) (Other Football) - Graham Nine, May 5, 17:21:37
- What was Southgate's record before he got the England job? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 16:53:05
  - 45 wins in 150 at Boro (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 5, 17:03:58
- I always liked Sol Campbell (Other Football) - camcan, May 5, 16:29:31
  - I don't - a friend used to be involved in the playing setup at Arsenal (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 5, 16:59:31
    - Oh, disappointing. (n/m) (Other Football) - camcan, May 5, 17:05:39
      - yep, I can imagine various reasons why he's failed so far (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 5, 17:59:16
        
        ha ha (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, May 5, 18:05:53
        
        OK can I edit my original post (Other Football) - camcan, May 5, 18:00:14
        
        given the circumstances, of course (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 5, 18:05:20
- Guess most important thing is how they work with young players (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, May 5, 16:23:04
  - imho the current england manager should be managing the under 21's (n/m) (Other Football) - pinkney, May 5, 16:30:52
- I've no idea (Other Football) - jamesward, May 5, 15:47:47
- Hi Pep, would you like to manage the U21s? (Other Football) - Ben, May 5, 15:44:17
  - LOL, pretty much sums it up. (Other Football) - usacanary, May 5, 15:55:00
- interesting replies (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 5, 15:32:03
  - But he hasn’t been in a similar role has he? (Other Football) - Boyer, May 5, 16:05:57
    - man-management (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 5, 16:50:57
  - Chris Coleman - can't cut the mustard in club football but very good with Wales (Other Football) - JD3, May 5, 15:36:27
- Haven't most of the u21 managers received the job.... (Other Football) - usacanary, May 5, 15:25:21
- Never really been a role that attracts much interest (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, May 5, 15:24:27
- Given the teams he's managed (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, May 5, 15:18:21
- yes (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, May 5, 15:04:38

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