Wed 26 Apr 06
Brazilian Wanes?
Portugals’s football association reveals that it has a “gentlemen’s agreement” with Luiz Felipe Scolari to not seek any new post before this summer’s World Cup. Meanwhile, the Telegraph reports that plans to move quickly on an appointment have run afoul:
Members of the Football Association board want to delay choosing Sven-Goran Eriksson’s successor, although they face opposition from those who believe daily speculation about a new England manager could have a detrimental effect on the team.
The FA have repeatedly said they want to have the new manager in place before the start of the World Cup finals in June, but some Soho Square directors believe it might now be better to wait until after the tournament.
They fear that the fortunes of the two favourites for the job, Brazilian World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Middlesbrough’s Steve McClaren, could be dramatically affected by events in Germany. Scolari is coach of Portugal while McClaren is Eriksson’s assistant.
Truly, a display of dithering on par with the gone and forgotten Paul Martin.
Paul Canniff
