Before appointing a permanent coach for the national team apprehensions have been elevated about the FA's delay in getting a permanent manager on board so close to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine, where England begins their campaign against France in Donetsk on June 11.
They have now zeroed on the 64 year old West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson as new England manager and appointed him for four years until 2016. He will leave his current post at the West Midlands club on the final day of the Premier League season and take charge of England for their friendly matches in the build-up to Euro 2012. He replaces interim manager Stuart Pearce, who will resume his job as Under-21 manager, since Italian coach Fabio Capello resigned as England manager in February, in gripe at the FA's decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy.
Roy Hodgson emerged as the surprise front-runner for the England job as the FA confirmed it had ignored the popular bellow for Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp to be appointed. Hodgson says "It is a very proud day for me, I'm a very happy man to be offered the chance to manage my country."
"I'm looking forward to the task ahead. Everyone knows it is not an easy one but I'm hoping that everyone, fans and supporters will get behind the team.
"It's the team that counts, they go out and win football matches."
"What I'll do is try to make sure the team is well prepared for the challenge ahead. I'm really looking forward to it."
Roy Hodgson was not a high-level professional player before he penetrated the coaching profession. He came up through the Crystal Palace youth academy, but never came into view.
He recoiled around the lower leagues in England and had a short playing stint in South Africa before he got started in management before his 30th birthday.
The 64-year-old has managed Sweden, Norway, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Denmark and Italy.
Now he only has six weeks to get ready before the opening game against France on June 11 and will holdup naming his squad until the end of the domestic campaign.
He confirmed Wayne Rooney will be part of his squad regardless of being banned for the first two group games. But he wants time to mull over other matters, including the John Terry-Rio Ferdinand liaison, and whether Steven Gerrard, who played under him at Liverpool, will be his captain.
He said: "The important thing is to speak to as many players as possible. John and Rio are two I need to talk to.
"Will Gerrard be captain? That's another thing I'll have to carefully consider."
They have now zeroed on the 64 year old West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson as new England manager and appointed him for four years until 2016. He will leave his current post at the West Midlands club on the final day of the Premier League season and take charge of England for their friendly matches in the build-up to Euro 2012. He replaces interim manager Stuart Pearce, who will resume his job as Under-21 manager, since Italian coach Fabio Capello resigned as England manager in February, in gripe at the FA's decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy.
Roy Hodgson emerged as the surprise front-runner for the England job as the FA confirmed it had ignored the popular bellow for Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp to be appointed. Hodgson says "It is a very proud day for me, I'm a very happy man to be offered the chance to manage my country."
"I'm looking forward to the task ahead. Everyone knows it is not an easy one but I'm hoping that everyone, fans and supporters will get behind the team.
"It's the team that counts, they go out and win football matches."
"What I'll do is try to make sure the team is well prepared for the challenge ahead. I'm really looking forward to it."
Roy Hodgson was not a high-level professional player before he penetrated the coaching profession. He came up through the Crystal Palace youth academy, but never came into view.
He recoiled around the lower leagues in England and had a short playing stint in South Africa before he got started in management before his 30th birthday.
The 64-year-old has managed Sweden, Norway, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Denmark and Italy.
Now he only has six weeks to get ready before the opening game against France on June 11 and will holdup naming his squad until the end of the domestic campaign.
He confirmed Wayne Rooney will be part of his squad regardless of being banned for the first two group games. But he wants time to mull over other matters, including the John Terry-Rio Ferdinand liaison, and whether Steven Gerrard, who played under him at Liverpool, will be his captain.
He said: "The important thing is to speak to as many players as possible. John and Rio are two I need to talk to.
"Will Gerrard be captain? That's another thing I'll have to carefully consider."
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