FA headhunters should look beyond Redknapp
- 27 Sep 11, 06:52 PM
With the final dog-eared months of Fabio Capello's unexceptional reign as England manager slowly grinding by, someone somewhere at the FA must be giving ever more serious attention to the task of replacing him.
The received wisdom is that the next appointment will be an Englishman, and .
Redknapp would certainly bring a refreshing sense of humour and a common touch to the England bandwagon.
Too few recent England managers have looked like they actually enjoy the job. Capello occasionally looks like he can only just stomach it, as though English football and footballers are something to be endured rather than enjoyed.
I have no reason to think that Redknapp would not be popular with the players and I know he would be popular with the press - so long as England were doing well.
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