5 possible candidates to replace Roy Hodgson as England Manager

#2 Alan Pardew

Pardew has been able to turn around the fortunes of Crystal Palace.

Alan Pardew is a colourful character who has some slick dance moves to his credit at the very least. What he also has is ample experience within the Premier League as manager. He has done a good job over time at the likes of West Ham, Southampton, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace.

He professes to a flexible system tactically and has often been the scourge of some of the so called ‘bigger teams’ in the Premier League. Not exactly the personification of charm and charisma, he could, however, do a good job at extracting performances from English players.

While his appointment as England manager, won’t wipe the frowns off the fans’ faces, but it will do a great deal to neutralize despondent opinion on the state of the England managerial position. Pardew might not be the best candidate for the job, but his efficacy would be tough to question having done a reasonable job with what he has had at his disposal of late.

Alan Pardew has also managed top class players before as many would remember him managing Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano at West Ham. So he wouldn’t be too bad an appointment should he be handed the job.