5 candidates to replace Sam Allardyce as England manager

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06:  (L-R) Arsene Wenger the Arsenal manager speaks with Sam Allardyce the manager of West Ham during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at the Boleyn Ground on October 6, 2012 in London, England.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Arsene Wenger would be perfect as England manager

#3 Jurgen Klinsmann

HOUSTON, TX - JUNE 21:  Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann of the United States looks on prior to a 2016 Copa America Centenario Semifinal match against Argentina at NRG Stadium on June 21, 2016 in Houston, Texas.  (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Jurgen Klinsmann could refresh a dour England football team

It’s telling that plenty of USA football fans want the rumours of Jurgen Klinsmann becoming the next manager of the England football team to be true. For all of the English media’s obsession with Klinsmann being the perfect, urbane, manager for the England football team, the German comes with some glaring weaknesses.

The USA side he oversees still struggles at a technical level, with Klinsmann often preferring athletic-speedy players over technical ones, leading to a counter-attacking one-dimensional side that struggles against bigger sides. It’s not exactly ideal for an English side that struggles at a technical level.

However, Klinsmann remains the man who reinvigorated a German side in 2006, and could bring some fresh ideas to an increasingly stale England side going forward. Klinsmann will also have plenty of leeway from the press, which should take away the pressure that stifles the stars of England.

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