As is customary after a summer of major tournaments, various international managerial jobs are now vacant.
As is customary, the rumour mill has gone into overdrive.
As is customary, there doesn’t appear to be any common theme across the names linked to major jobs.
Take the England job. According to the bookmakers’ odds, the four most likely names are Eddie Howe, Graham Potter, Lee Carsley and Mauricio Pochettino. Two are homegrown managers who have performed solidly at club level. One is the current England Under-21 manager, who has limited club-coaching experience. The other is a foreign manager — albeit one with considerable experience in English football — who has coached major clubs.
Eddie Howe and Graham Potter have both been linked with the vacant England role (Stu Forster/Getty Images)
The apparent contenders for the United States men’s national team job are equally varied. There is a raft of MLS candidates — Jim Curtin, Steve Cherundolo, Wilfried Nancy. Then there is David Wagner, a former U.S. international who hasn’t coached in the country. There is Herve Renard, an international specialist currently coaching the France women’s side at the Olympics. There’s also Thierry Henry, who is doing the equivalent with the France men’s side, and…
