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Rijkaard - character, authority, perspicacity, aura, experience, success, scope, modern, popular... No contest.
Kevin Solan,
France
If McClaren gets the job I'd be devastated, on Match of the Day every week he praises his players even if they get thumped and were rubbish! We need a motivator, someone who will shout and kick every ball with the team on the pitch, for me it'd be a combination of Allardyce and Pearce, passion in abundance.
Brad Clark,
England
Curbishley and McClaren are clearly both pretty competent but, of those shortlisted for the job, only O'Neill and Big Sam are likely to inject the kind of excitement about England's prospects that fans thrive on.
Tobias Davidson,
UK
It would break my fat, English heart to see the FA appoint Mclaren. Such a good group of players. Such a mediocre manager. He's assembled an ordinary team for treble the cost many others would have spent for the same end result. 3M a year should get a great manager. Mclaren is nothing better than ordinary.
Leon,
England
I can not believe Steve McClaren is even being considered! What has he ever achieved, with great players and resources, other than inconsistency and a place in the bottom half of the table. He won't be able to buy players for England! Martin O'Neill has always achieved wonderful things with his teams, not by buying his way to the top, but getting the best out of the players he's got.
Tom,
England
Imagine Brazil or Germany were looking for a new coach - is there any conceivable way Allardyce, O'Neill, Curbishley or McClaren would be on their shortlist? Of course not, they are just not the right calibre. So why are the FA considering them - isn't the England job just as high profile? It has to be Scolari - he will bring some Brazilian flair to a very promising England team.
James,
England
How can it be, everyone can see it just the FA can't? Is this a fit up by the press? A manager that has spent loads and taken Middlesbrough to the brink of relegation can't seriously be in the running for the post, who will they call up next his predecessor Bryan Robson, who did the same? Getting anywhere in the Uefa Cup these days is not hard, and as for the treble with ManU, wasn't a certain Sir Alex the manager at the time? Heaven forbid McClaren as England manager!
Jamie,
Germany
In order of best man for the job :- O'Neill, O'Neill, followed by O'Neill. Come on who are we trying to kid - Allardyce, Curbishley, Mclaren - the press will eat them all alive. Put Martin in - he's a legend.
Ali Reza,
England
Give the job to Harry Redknapp. Winning the World Cup has to be easier than keeping Pompey up.
Patrick Dunne,
USA
Anyone can win a trophy with Celtic and any Premiership team can win the League Cup. Bolton and Charlton have won nothing that I can think of, but they have been kept up. The jock who's won everything wouldn't give it the time of day and the man from del monty with the blues wants to play. The best choice is Scolari leaps and bounds above the rest, but who cares anyway because Germany is the real test.
Mark Finlayson,
England
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