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Uefa president Michel Platini believes the Football Association should appoint an Englishman as the successor to sacked England coach Steve McClaren.
The FA has been linked with several high-profile foreign coaches since the dismissal of McClaren last week.
But Frenchman Platini said: "England is such a strong country that they have to take an Englishman."
Former England defender Tony Adams wants the FA to seek the advice of former England managers.
Adams, who won 66 England caps, said: "What Sir Trevor Brooking - and I have every faith in him because he is a good man - should be doing is speaking to people who have been there and canvassing their opinion, men like Bobby Robson, Glenn Hoddle, Graham Taylor and Terry Venables.
I would try to find a good English guy who everybody trusts to make a good team
Michel Platini
"I remember when I was England captain David Dein came to me before Kevin Keegan was appointed and I said the best man for the job was Venables.
"I said the same when he approached me about Sven-Goran Eriksson but the point is they asked me.
"They should be doing the same with skipper John Terry, who has a fair bit of experience now."
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the FA would benefit from speaking to former managers of the national team.
"It is a good idea," said the Manchester City boss.
"But all we ex-England managers have been sacked by the FA so I don't know if they want to talk to us or not.
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"But I'm sure everyone who had that job has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with the job."
Jose Mourinho, Phil Scolari, Guus Hiddink, Fabio Capello, Louis van Gaal, Jurgen Klinsmann and Northern Ireland's Martin O'Neill have all been linked with the England coaching vacancy.
But Platini believes that the appointment of an English coach would help to preserve the identity of the game in the country.
The large number of foreign players in the Premier League has been widely discussed following England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008.
"If I am looking for the manager of England, I would try to find a good English guy who everybody trusts to make a good team," he added.
"I like your football, I like the games, I like the fans and the passion - but I don't like the fact that it is too open in allowing in foreign players.
"In Arsenal now you don't have an English coach, English players, maybe not an English president soon.
"So why are they playing in England? Because of the fans, because of big business, because of the TV, because the clubs like that.
"When you lose with the national team, that is the soul of your football. It is my philosophy to protect the identity of the clubs and the country."
If we actually had any decent English managers he'd have a point. but we dont, so we need the best man for the job
At the same time though i'm not sure why most people seem to think that a great foreign coach is going to do any better. Haven't we been down that road before aswell
We're in no rush to appoint a new manager, so i'd personally give the job to Harry Redknapp on a part time basis until the summer with Alan Sheaer, Tony Adams and Stuart Pearce as his staff. See if theres any signs of improvements, like team selections and tactics. If theres no signs of improvements then by all means go out and make everyone happy by filling in the cracks and appointing a great foreign manager, it still is going to change the fact that we're a team with a few stars and alot of average players
That's not what people think though. They look at the English managers around and think we'd get a better quality manager from abroad. I don't think anyone assumes we'll then win everything.
Installing a full management team in the interim? Yeah, not so simple to just shift that out if we're even doing average but not badly.
Why not try and get the best manager available after the Euros and leave someone like Peter Taylor in charge for any pointless friendlies?
At the same time though i'm not sure why most people seem to think that a great foreign coach is going to do any better. Haven't we been down that road before aswell
Because empirically speaking, a great foreign coach beats a **** English coach.
Originally posted by ajw2255:
who are the stars, and who are the average players eric?
just curious
Gerrard, Rooney, a 100% fit Owen which is never going to happen now I fear, you can maybe throw Ferdinand and Terry in there but never felt like they've been immense for England as a pairing
You'll never convince me that the likes of J.Cole is any better than the average player you see in La Liga
Platini- Just shut up please 
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