Should Pep Guardiola take charge of the England national team?

England has one of the best squads in history. Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Xherdan Shaqiri, Declan Rice, and many more talented players. However, England still hasn’t quenched their thirst for trophies. They had their best chances at Euro 2020 and Euro 2024, but finished as runners-up. This led to the resignation of Gareth Southgate, the best performing national team manager in the last 60 years.

Lee Carsley, who made a name for himself with the U-21s, stepped in as interim manager, but after a shock 1-0 loss at home to Greece, ranked 48th in the FIFA rankings, the dream of a permanent job seems to be slipping away.

The English Football Association is clear about who they want. It’s Guardiola, the City manager. Guardiola is a mastermind who needs no introduction. He led City to an unprecedented fourth consecutive title last season. It”s a feat that only Sir Alex Ferguson was able to accomplish at Manchester United. In the 2022-2023 season, he also won the European Champions League, 카지노사이트 completing the treble. This season, they’re off to a strong start as well.

Guardiola, who joined City in the summer of 2016 after a heavily touted move, has brought City to their peak.

After changing the paradigm of soccer with his unmistakable philosophy at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Guardiola’s time at City has come to a close. City’s rise to the top of the table has been both process and result. Guardiola’s contract with City expires at the end of this season. There is no sign of a renewal yet. The English Football Association is planning to take advantage of this situation and appoint Guardiola.

On Thursday, The Athletic analyzed whether the FA’s ambitious plans are realistic. First, they admit that Guardiola is the best option. “England doesn’t need a manager who can improvise anymore. They need a tactician with a lot of knowledge. ‘Guardiola has the respect of the players and knows the situation in England better than anyone else,’ he said, adding: ‘For Guardiola, success with the national team would complete his career. The England squad is full of great players and it’s not like he has to start from the bottom. Building a strong but incomplete team is Guardiola“s specialty,” he said.

The problem is money. Guardiola currently earns €26.1 million a year at City. Southgate’s last salary was €5 million. Even if the English Football Association were to more than double that, Guardiola would have to give up a significant amount. Add to that the recent trend in world soccer of favoring homegrown managers over foreigners. According to The Athletic, Greece at Euro 2004 is the only time in the last 20 years that a foreign manager has won a World Cup and Euro tournament.