Next England Manager: 10 Best Candidates To Replace Sam Allardyce
2. Jurgen Klinsmann
A German as England manager? Surely not.
Frankly, Jurgen Klinsmann is one of the best appointments that England could make at the moment, even if he does hail from the Three Lions’ biggest rivals. There’d be a few droning complaints regarding Klinsmann’s appointmentment for that reason alone, but the FA can’t afford to take such trivial grumblings into account, particularly with the paucity of quality alternatives.
Klinsmann more than fits the bill. The current USMNT manager has a wealth of experience as an international manager, and oversaw Germany’s third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup. He’s immensely popular in his current role with the United States, but has been in that position for over five years now, and may feel like it’s time for a change of scenery.
More importantly, Klinsmann’s time with Germany and Bayern Munich means he has substantial experience working with superstar players. The current England squad isn’t as star-studded as it was ten years ago, but it takes an expert man manager to get the likes of Wayne Rooney and Raheem Sterling on the same page: a task which Klinsmann should be more than capable of performing.
His German side was known for a fluid and exciting playing style, though he’s pragmatic enough to alter his system according to the players at his disposal. While Klinsmann’s England would likely play in a more reserved manner than his German side, the change in tactics would be welcomed after ten years of Steve McClaren, Fabio Capello, and Roy Hodgson.