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England suffered a 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley in a warm-up game for this summer’s European Championships.
Teenager Endrick’s goal, scored 10 minutes from time, was the difference between the sides.
It wasn’t the result Gareth Southgate wanted without his captain Harry Kane leading the line, and the defeat casts doubts as to how far England can go in Euro 2024.
It’s been suggested that Southgate will step down after this summer’s tournament, bringing an end to an eight-year tenure which has brought considerable progress, but no major trophy, yet.
The best betting sites are continually updating their next England manager market.
In an exclusive interview with Gambling.com, former England defender Paul Parker said he feels this year’s European Championships is a great chance for the Three Lions to end 58 years of hurt.
“Given how Europe is quite weak now, there has to be a good chance (that England can win it),” Parker said.
“Many, many years ago, the hardest tournament to win was the Euros, because all of the best teams (in the world), or the majority of them, came from Europe.
“But we’re seeing now that the major countries are quite weak. The Spanish are quite young at the moment, and quite inconsistent in certain ways.
“The Italians are struggling. The Germans as we know are having a horrendous time, their game’s gone backwards at the moment. Defensively they’re poor, they’ve lost their way.
“This is England’s best chance of winning a tournament.”
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Southgate is looking to become only the second man to win a major tournament as England manager.
It’s been 58 years since Sir Alf Ramsey won the 1966 World Cup on home soil, and Parker believes Southgate ranks second to Ramsey in England’s list of successful managers.
“He (Southgate) is second to Sir Alf – it’s as simple as that,” Parker told Gambling.com.
“He’s been to a final, he’s been to a semi-final. So at the moment you look at what he’s achieved, he’s second in that way of what he’s achieved.
“If you’re talking about a man, then you are looking at Sir Bobby Robson still. He got to a quarters in 86, he got to a semi in 90, (but) he had a poor time in the Euros.
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“But Gareth has done it in the Euros, he gave England their greatest time ever in the Euros except for 1996 (on home soil). Prior to 1996, England were awful in the Euros.”
While improvements have been made at major tournaments under Southgate, the country’s wait for a trophy continues.
So, who might follow in Southgate’s footsteps?
The FA have not hired a foreign manager since Fabio Capello was handed the reins in 2008.
Provided there is a suitably qualified candidate, an English boss will likely be the preferred choice to replace Southgate this summer (or whenever he decides to call it a day).
Eddie Howe is the 5/1 favourite with football betting sites to replace Southgate.
The Newcastle United boss ticks numerous boxes and he has proved himself able to rub shoulders with the Premier League’s best managers over the last couple of years.
However, Howe is the type of coach who would probably miss the day-to-day contact with his players that the international game does not provide.
Graham Potter is one of three managers at 6/1 on the market. The former Chelsea boss is biding his time following his departure from Stamford Bridge a year ago.
Potter is a talented coach who combined positive results with attractive football at Brighton, but he struggled to make the step up to Chelsea – and that could count against him when it comes to the England job.
Pep Guardiola and Lee Carsley are not often mentioned in the same sentence, but they can also be backed at 6/1 for the England job.
Guardiola’s contract at Manchester City expires at the end of the 2024/25 season.
He is unlikely to leave the position before then, but the FA could employ an interim manager to replace Southgate and then wait for Guardiola in 2025.
The bigger question is whether the City boss would be interested in the Three Lions job?
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Carsley will be hoping to follow in Southgate’s footsteps by rising from the England Under-21s to the senior side.
He led the former to European Championship glory last year, but the circumstances this time are different to when Southgate was handed a promotion following Sam Allardyce’s shock exit.
Carsley is also one of the leading contenders in the odds to be the next Republic of Ireland manager.
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Jurgen Klopp stunned the football world earlier this year when he announced he would be stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season.
The German vowed he would never manage another Premier League club, which keeps the door open for a possible venture into international management.
The role would be ideal for Klopp who admitted he doesn’t have the energy to manage Liverpool beyond the current season.
The international schedule means Klopp (8/1) wouldn’t have to invest as much time and energy into the role of England manager, which might appeal to him.
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Thomas Tuchel is 12/1 to be England’s next manager after enjoying a successful spell at Chelsea before his surprise sacking last year.
The German may well feel he has unfinished business in English football, but it is hard to see him succeeding Southgate at the helm of the national team.
If Tuchel does decide to move into international management, he would probably make himself available to Germany after Euro 2024, when Julian Nagelsmann’s contract will run out.
Mauricio Pochettino (10/1 with new betting sites) is an Anglophile who may well end up coaching England one day. But by mid-2024 he will be just one season into his Chelsea tenure.
Moreover, the 51-year-old would probably prefer to stay in the club game for a while longer yet.
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Had the England job been available two years ago, Steven Gerrard would probably be among the leading contenders.
As it is, he is a relative outsider at 14/1. Gerrard’s reputation has taken a hit since he left Rangers: his stint at Aston Villa ended in disappointment and he now works in Saudi Arabia.
Steve Cooper is Welsh, but he has coached an England team before, leading the Under-17s to World Cup glory in 2017.
He has done a fantastic job at Nottingham Forest since then, but at 12/1 he is a dark horse.
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Sarina Wiegman has many of the qualities needed to lead the England men’s national team.
She has done a brilliant job with the women, winning the European Championship and reaching a World Cup final.
But odds of 16/1 with betting apps suggest she will not get the job.
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