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da brwin： Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has backed Harry Redknapp as an ideal candidate to be the next national boss.
With Fabio Capello quitting from his role as England head coach, bookmakers have installed the Tottenham coach as favourite to succeed the Italian.
With Redknapp cleared of tax evasion charges, Eriksson feels the White Hart Lane boss has all the qualities to coach at international level.
“I think Redknapp will be a very, very good choice. He’s English; he knows his football,” the Swede revealed to Sky Sports.
“He is doing a great job with Tottenham and has done a great job with every team he’s had in the past, so I guess it will be him.
“You need to be an experienced manager used to dealing with the big names and some knowledge about international football would help. I think Harry has all these things,” the Scandinavian concluded.
Meanwhile, Leeds chairman Ken Bates has revealed that Eriksson has applied for their vacant managerial position, but will not be considered as the next man in the Elland Road hotseat.
“We’ve had Eriksson, would you believe, but he won’t be coming,” the executive told The Yorkshire Post.
“But we’re not going to make any hurried appointment because the next appointment is the big one. Not necessarily big in name but big in significance for the future of Leeds United.
“It would be any manager’s ambitions to manage a big club and Leeds is that. It also brings a wealth of unwanted applications for the wrong reasons. That’s why we’re having to be careful.”
By Gareth McKnight
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