Wenger likely not to be England next coach

Arsene Wenger's contract expires at the end of the season and there are rumors of the Arsenal manager landing another contract with England. However, former Arsenal striker believes Arsenal manager cannot succeed Sam Alladyce as England next co

Henry has downplayed the possibility of a non English coach taking over even though consistent winning for The Three Lions is linked more to the issue. Gareth Southgate is overseen the English national team affairs and been an English man, Henry believes He is favorite the job.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

“You can never say never, but I don’t see
it happening,” Henry told AFP. “I said
recently that Arsene likes being on the
pitch on a daily basis, and that’s not the
case when you coach a national team.”
Gareth Southgate is currently in charge of
England first-team affairs and is favourite
to be named Allardyce’s successor, though
the decision has not yet been made.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn told BBC
Five Live : “The preference would be for
[an English manager] because the missing
link I think in getting consistent England
performances in tournaments is linked to this
issue of fear and pride, so the team identity,”
he said.
“I don’t want to rule out candidates who are not
English that would also be terrific and also
wanted to do the job for the long term. It would
be crazy to narrow the pool so much, but our
preference would be for English.”