After another failure to win the trophy with England, Gareth Southgate (un)expectedly left his role as England manager. Immediately after the 53-year-old strategist announced his decision, the England public started wondering who would succeed him on the national team’s bench. According to some sources, there are five candidates.🚨🚨| The possible candidates to replace Gareth Southgate as England manager are:🏴 Eddie Howe🇦🇷 Mauricio Pochettino🏴 Graham Potter🏴 Lee Carsley[@SkySportsNews] pic.twitter.com/eAt0d5SIOU— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) July 16, 2024 First and foremost, one of the most talented English managers, Eddie Howe. The 46-year-old made a name for himself as Bournemouth boss, taking the Cherries to Premier League from League One. His excellent results caught the eye of Newcastle management, who approached and hired Howe in November 2021. He managed to create a unique style of play, spent little on reinforcements, and still succeeded in securing the Champions League participation after 20 years. Howe’s contract with the Magpies stands in the way since he is not interested in leaving St. James’ Park. However, he has a release clause in the contract worth “only” 6 million euros. Big decision awaits Howe.Southgate leaves England bench!Another candidate is former Brighton and Chelsea coach Graham Potter. At the moment, he seems like the most reasonable choice, given that he is currently unemployed. In three years with Brighton (2019-2022), Potter had some exceptional results, which recommended him to Chelsea. Nevertheless, he spent only seven months at Stamford Bridge. The biggest question regarding Potter is whether he can cope with the pressure England’s bench brings.England U-21 boss Lee Carsley is another potential successor to Southgate. This way, England would learn from Spain, whose manager, Luis de la Fuente, has also led the youth categories of the national team before taking up the most challenging task – La Furia’s senior squad. It worked for the Spaniards; it could work for the English as well.##NAJAVA_MECA_8216355##The manager with a lot of experience in England, Mauricio Pochettino, is also in the mix. He spent seven years in total in England, leading Southampton, Tottenham, and Chelsea. After leaving the Blues last May, the Argentinian is unemployed. The final name on the list of candidates is – guess what – another former Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel. The German spent a year and a half at Stamford Bridge, winning the Champions League in 2021. He has also been unemployed since May, when he left Bayern Munich’s bench.Although both Pochettino and Tuchel have worked in England and have a good reputation, sources claim that the FA would prefer an Englishman on the national team’s bench. England has had only two foreign bosses so far – the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson (2001-2006) and the Italian Fabio Capello (2008-2012).
