Will Guardiola take the helm of England
Oct 14, 2024
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England are full of the best members in history. It is full of talented players such as Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice. But England still haven't quenched their thirst for victory. They had great chances in the last Euro 2020 and Euro 2024, but both finished second. Eventually, Gareth Southgate, who has performed the best among the national team coaches for the past 60 years, stepped down.
Lee Kasley, who showed off his presence in the U-21 national team, stepped up as a temporary coach, but he lost to 48th-ranked Greece in the FIFA rankings at home, and his dream of becoming a full-time coach seems to be moving away.
The manager that the England Football Association wants is clear. Guardiola is the manager of Manchester City. Guardiola is a top master who needs no explanation. He led Manchester City to the championship last season and won four consecutive games. It's a great achievement that former coach Alex Ferguson couldn't even achieve at Manchester United. In the 2022-2023 season, he also succeeded in winning the much-anticipated European Champions League and achieved a treble. He has been cruising early this season, showing a strong performance.
Guardiola, who was hired by Manchester City in the summer of 2016, achieved the heyday of Manchester City. Guardiola, who changed the paradigm of soccer with his own clear philosophy in Barcelona and Bayern Munich, ended at Manchester City. Manchester City won the strongest team by catching both the process and the result. Guardiola's contract with Manchester City expires after this season. There is no sign of renewal yet. The English Football Association plans to appoint Guardiola to take advantage of this situation.
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The problem is money, too. Guardiola is currently paid 26.1 million euros a year by Manchester City. Southgate's last annual salary was 5 million euros. Even if the English Football Association more than doubles, Guardiola has to give up a lot. In addition, the atmosphere in which the world's soccer community has recently turned toward its own coach, not a foreign coach, is also burdensome. According to The Athletic, Greece is the only foreign coach to win the World Cup and Euro tournaments in the last 20 years.
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