The decision couldn’t be more obvious if it punched Mark Bullingham in the nose.
The FA chief executive needs to find a new England manager following Gareth Southgate‘s resignation. And one bloke is available for nothing, who also just happens to be one of the best in the world.
Step forward Jurgen Klopp. England need someone capable of getting them to that final frontier. To overcome the last hurdle of winning a major tournament. And the former Liverpool manager would be the ideal fit.
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Some people argue Southgate’s successor should be English. To build on the culture that now exists in the Three Lions squad. What utter nonsense.
What culture is that then? The one that ends up in glorious failure each time the team takes part in a tournament, that’s what.
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Who would Jude Bellingham be prepared to run through brick walls for while wearing those three lions on his shirt? Lee Carsley, Graham Potter, or Klopp?
You don’t need to phone a friend to work out the answer. If Bellingham is capable of berating Southgate during a Euros final, like he did during the second half of last week’s defeat to Spain, how the heck would he behave towards someone like Carsley or Potter?
Those who run the United States national team are on a mission to get Klopp themselves, ahead of joint hosting the 2026 World Cup. And if Team USA manage to lure the German across the Atlantic, instead of him being persuaded to travel to London instead to take charge of England, then Bullingham should resign.
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Football isn’t rocket science. Neither should be deciding who the next England manager is. It doesn’t matter where the right candidate comes from. Or who he’s managed before.
And do people seriously think England cannot have Klopp because he’s German? Give your heads a wobble. What is this, the 1940s?
The FA should appoint the best man for the job. Plain and simple. And if there’s a better candidate than Klopp out there, I’ve still to see him.
A big name, with a big reputation for winning big trophies at club level, who could take a big pool of English talent and do the same on the biggest stage of all.