Despite the positive results Gareth Southgate has gotten with England as the interim manager, the FA is still searching for Sam Allardyce's replacement and won't rest until they find someone suitable for the job. Southgate has managed to get positive results in the last couple of games, but he hasn't convinced FA director Gary Glenn. He expects to find someone who isn't involved in any type of scandal like Allardyce was, that's the reason why they are taking their time to choose him.
Talking to BBC Radio 5 live, Glenn said: "We want someone to do the England job who is there for the long term, not just a mercenary for short-term gain. In the past we've gone for foreign managers who might have been attracted by trying to help us win a tournament, but they maybe haven't left the international set-up in a better place. We have been very successful at winning tournaments in the development teams. The Under-21s, the Under-19s, when we put our boys up against the best in the world we are winning.
"We're not translating that enough when it comes to the senior team. We think the difference is psychological preparation, this fear factor when you put on the England shirt. The manager we hire will be someone who really understands that and will have really detailed plans to address it."
However, Glenn confirmed that Southgate is still being considered to keep the job: "Southgate will almost certainly be a candidate. It's up to him to decide whether he wants to do it. The preference would be for English because the missing link I think in getting consistent England performances in tournaments is linked to this issue of fear and pride, so the team identity. I don't want to rule out candidates who are not English that would also be terrific and also wanted to do the job for the long term. It would be crazy to narrow the pool so much, but our preference would be for English."
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