1 Answer - Sort by: Date | Rating
England first appointed a foreign coach in January two thousand and one when the FA appointed Swedish national Sven Goran Eriksson as first team manager.
The appointment of the former Lazio manager was met with much resistance from the English media and former players who believed the position of England manager should have been filled by an Englishmen.
At the time the FA were in desperate need of a man to re attain the heights scaled by England in Euro ninety six when the national side under the guidance of former England coach Terry Venables, reached the semi finals of the home staged tournament. Having tried appointing former players and fans favourites in Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegen, the FA believed it needed a radical change.
Under Hoddle the side crashed out of France ninety eight and Hoddle was eventually sacked for comments made to the press in a completly non football related matter.
The appointment of the former Lazio manager was met with much resistance from the English media and former players who believed the position of England manager should have been filled by an Englishmen.
At the time the FA were in desperate need of a man to re attain the heights scaled by England in Euro ninety six when the national side under the guidance of former England coach Terry Venables, reached the semi finals of the home staged tournament. Having tried appointing former players and fans favourites in Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegen, the FA believed it needed a radical change.
Under Hoddle the side crashed out of France ninety eight and Hoddle was eventually sacked for comments made to the press in a completly non football related matter.
0
0
- Which Countries Nigeria Will Be Playing In The Group Stages In 2010 Fifa World Cup?
- How Many Litters Per Cup?
- How Many Years Did It Take To Build The Crystal Palace?
- Nigerian Is Playing In Which Group In The 2010 Fifa World Cup?
- Is Aston Going Out With Anyone?
- How Much Is A Reggie White Eagles 1992?
- In Football Which Player Gets Paid 2nd Most?
- What Football Player Gets Paid 2nd Most?
- Will I Am Going To Be More Richer?
- What Is The Record For Most Goals Scored By An Individual?
- How Many Times Have Aberdeen Won The League?
- What Was Arsenals Biggest Ever Win?
- Who Was The Biggest Money Buyer Player For Arsenal Fc?
- Who's Got The Highest Appearances For Arsenal Fc?
- Who Was Chelsea S Most Expensive Player Bought?
- Who Became The First Team To Avoid The Drop Despite Being Bottom Of The Premier League?
- How Many Football Movies Made Each Year?
- Which Are They New Players Of Manchester?
- Which Player In The Premiership Has Played Six Hundred Games And Scored The Most Goals Against Liverpool?
- What Is Aston's Brothers Name?
- How Many Goals Did Ronaldo Score Last Season For Man.utd?
- How Many Championships Have Arsenal Won At Old Trafford?
- Who Scored The First Ever Hat-trick In The Premier League?
- How Many Times Zones Are There In Spain?
- Who Is The Archbishop Of Liverpool?
- Who Is The Current Reserve Team Coach At Liverpool Football Club?
- In Cricket Who Is The Head Coach For The England National Team?
- Who Is England's Latest Target For The Position Of Bowling Coach For The English Cricket Team?
- Who Is The Best Football Team In England?
- How Old Do You Have To Be To Join A Football Team In England?
- Which Is The Oldest Professional Football Team In England?
- What Was Kevin Keegan's Record As Manager Of The England Football Team?
- Should Pakistan Cricket Board Hire A Foreign Coach?
Featured Question
New Comment - Comments are editable for 5 min.