It won’t be news to anyone that the England manager position is currently vacant. Everyone has their own ideas about who should take the helm after yet another disappointing exit from a major tournament. The English FA now have a serious decision to make to ensure that they can perform to or even above expectations if they manage to reach the World Cup finals in 2018. So who should be the next England manager?

One of the biggest debates that occur during the selection process is the nationality of the manager. Many people believe they should be English, others think that a foreign manager can bring that something different to the England squad.

I think that there are only three managers in the running for the job that would be able to improve the performances of England at major tournaments.

Jurgen Klinsmann is the favourite non English manager for many of the bookies. He is currently the manager of an improving USA side who recently reached the semi-finals of Copa America.

In my opinion, Klinsmann would be a wonderful candidate for the vacant role. He is the pioneer of the statistic driven strategy deployed by the Germans, which has created a dramatic improvement in the volume of success for the German national team. Since its implementation Germany have reached three semi-finals and one final as well as a World Cup victory in 2014. Now of course this success wasn’t completely down to Klinsmann but it is the fact that his idea kickstarted a new era of glory for the German football team that makes him an extremely prosperous option. In addition, Klinsmann’s tenure at the USA national team has been extremely impressive. Since his appointment in 2011 he has guided his side to a last 16 tie in the 2014 World Cup, a Copa America semi-final and they have a win ratio of 56%. Although this win ratio may not be what the England fans are looking for, he has been coaching a side who are much less talented than the current England squad.

Moving on to my next pick for England manager. Sam Allardyce. Big Sam is one of the most recognisable managers in British football.

There are a number of reasons that Allardyce would be a sensational pick for the England job. Lets look at his playing style to begin with. Most of his sides have been extremely rigid in defence and rely on a big striker for the wide men or supporting striker to work off. With the likes of Harry Kane, Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy available, his playing style would suit these players down to a T. The rigidity of his defensive structure will mean that England will lose less goals from set pieces which has clearly been a problem recently following their defeat to Iceland.

Although his playing style may suit England, there has usually been a certain stigma attached to teams who appoint Sam Allardyce. Most of the teams he has taken charge of have been struggling to fight off relegation. However, it could be said that the England team is struggling badly and Big Sam might be the man to sort them out.

Finally, the only other candidate who would be an appropriate addition to the England squad is Guus Hiddink, another non English manager. The Dutchman has only just left his post as interim Chelsea manager and will be looking to secure a role in management once again.

Hiddink has a wealth of managerial experience in both club and International football. His international career has been extremely impressive at times. Most notably was his performance as manager of South Korea. Before the 2002 World Cup, South Korea had failed to win a single match in the competition in five consecutive attempts. During the 2002 campaign they reached the semi-final, defeating Italy and Spain in the process. Maybe with this record, Hiddink will not only bring a Dutch “total football” style game to the England team but he might also help to finally produce a knockout stage win. Something the English have only been able to do once in the past 10 years.

Whoever is to become the next manager for England has to make some massive changes. The team have underperformed at major tournaments for far too long and something must be done in order to ensure that England are seen as a footballing superpower once again.

What does everybody else think?