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Foreign coach for England a disgrace: Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton, perhaps the most respected figure in English soccer, says it would be a disgrace to appoint a foreigner as coach of the national team.
Bobby Charlton, perhaps the most
respected figure in English soccer, says it would be a
disgrace to appoint a foreigner as coach of the national
team.
Ever since Kevin Keegan resigned as coach following
England's 1-0 defeat to Germany in a World Cup qualifier
Saturday at Wembley speculation has focused on the possibility
of naming a non-Englishman as his successor.
Among the names mentioned have been France's Arsene Wenger, Italy's Marcello Lippi and Dutchman Dick Advocaat. But Charlton, the former Manchester United star and a hero of england's 1966 World Cup winning team, says the Football Association should never consider a foreign coach.
“It would be an insult to our national pride,” he said in an interview in the daily mail. What a disgrace if the country which invented the game - and in which football is the greatest sporting passion - couldn't find someone good enough to manage our national team.” “If we want to consider ourselves still one of the leading football countries in the world, then we should not even consider putting a foreigner in charge.”
Bureau Report
Among the names mentioned have been France's Arsene Wenger, Italy's Marcello Lippi and Dutchman Dick Advocaat. But Charlton, the former Manchester United star and a hero of england's 1966 World Cup winning team, says the Football Association should never consider a foreign coach.
“It would be an insult to our national pride,” he said in an interview in the daily mail. What a disgrace if the country which invented the game - and in which football is the greatest sporting passion - couldn't find someone good enough to manage our national team.” “If we want to consider ourselves still one of the leading football countries in the world, then we should not even consider putting a foreigner in charge.”
Bureau Report