ANGE POSTECOGLOU is a contender to replace Gareth Southgate as England manager, according to reports.
Southgate called time on his eight-year stint as Three Lions boss yesterday after suffering a second consecutive European Championship final heartbreak.
With the search for a successor at St George's Park underway, Tottenham boss Postecoglou is reportedly amongst the candidates.
That's according to the Telegraph, who report that FA technical director John McDermott is keen on the Aussie tactician.
It's claimed that Postecoglou has been tracked by the FA for years.
With McDermott understood to have followed the former Celtic manager's career from his time in Australia as well as Japan and Scotland.
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While his arrival in the Premier League has made fans and pundits pay attention after transforming the way that Tottenham play.
Postecoglou, 58, helped Spurs to a fifth place finish in the league last term, winning 20 of their 38 Prem clashes.
McDermott has been tasked with appointing Southgate's replacement and Postecoglou isn't the only potential candidate.
According to the Telegraph, four other managers are amongst the front-runners to take over.
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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, England U21 boss Lee Carsely and former Chelsea gaffers Graham Potter and Mauricio Pochettino are understood to be being considered.
Carsely would likely be brought in as an interim manager, with the FA willing to wait to find the right man.
But that doesn't rule out the potential of securing the role permanently down the line - the same way Southgate did in 2016.
Postecoglou worked as a pundit for ITV during Euro 2024 and gave his thoughts on the state of affairs with the England national team after their 1-1 group stage draw with Denmark.
He said: "It's actually predictable that the England story is pretty similar. You go in with high expectations, and there's extreme reactions either way.
"I think it's part of I think when you represent England in particular, you need to embrace that.
"You need to understand that. And I think for the most part, the players seem to be understanding that. And also there's a fair bit of experience in there.
"I know there's a lot of reference points where people say, well, in other tournaments England have sometimes made radical changes and it's worked. I just don't think that that's the point they're at at the moment.
"I'd like to see players just playing in their natural positions to start with. I think that's your starting point.
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"I think if you can get midfielders in the midfield areas, wingers in the winger's areas, and if that's the way you want to play, I think that helps you get a little bit of stability."
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