How England's Football Team Thrived Without a Manager (1946)
- There is a notable scarcity of successful English football managers, with only Howard Wilkinson managing a club to a league title in over 30 years.
- The last 15 years have seen only four English managers reach the FA Cup final, highlighting a broader issue in national football.
- The prevalence of foreign managers in England raises questions about the support and development of homegrown managerial talent.
In England, concerns have been raised regarding the appointment of foreign football managers due to the limited successes of English managers in recent years. Notably, Howard Wilkinson remains the only living Englishman to have guided an English club to a domestic league title, and at 80 years old, his managerial career seems to be over. The lack of young English managers achieving success echoes the broad issue in English football, illustrated by the fact that only four Englishmen have reached the FA Cup final in the past 15 years. This decline raises questions about the pipeline of talent available in England and the increasing prevalence of foreign managers securing positions in the national league, which might suggest a need for systemic change to bolster domestic managerial talent and competitiveness. The continuous reliance on foreign talent may indicate underlying issues within the English football establishment and its ability to nurture homegrown talent effectively.