Is it possible that Jose could take the job as a stop-gap while he waits for the Manchester United position to become available?
Once again England’s preparations for a major tournament are a shambles.
They have no captain, and the manager is at loggerheads with the FA.
When a new man is appointed, it must be somebody who can demand respect from FA, the players, and fellow coaches alike.
Somebody like Jose Mourinho.
Only the ex-Chelsea boss could effectively manage the unique pressure which comes with the England job, but the question is, would he go for it?
There is a strong belief that he will quit Real Madrid this summer, fed up with the club’s internal politics and his own frustration at a failure to beat Barcelona.
Such a decision on where he goes next, only Mourinho knows.
What does he want?
There will be a multitude of options open to him if he leaves Spain. Perhaps a job at Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, should either post become available, and there will be offers from Italy too.
A job he has been regularly linked to, is succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex has shown no sign of quitting just yet, meaning Mourinho is in a quandry if this is the post he really wants.
Does he take another job as a stop-gap until Fergie retires? If so, then the England job would be ideal.
He was reported to be close to taking the position in 2007, claiming later he was offered the job but turned it down.
He was younger then and would have missed the day-to-day challenge of club football.
But after back-to-back seasons with Porto, Chelsea, Inter, and Real Madrid, spanning nearly a decade, is it not time for him to take a break from club football’s exhaustive commitments.
He could spend a few years managing England, maintaining contact with top level players, recharge his batteries before taking on one last big challenge, whether that be at United, returning to Chelsea, or elsewhere.
It could be best for everyone.
But of course right now he is still at Madrid, in the thick of a title fight and a Champions League campaign.
Meanwhile England are in the doldrums, staring tournament failure full in the face before it has begun, and fan apathy like never before.
England need a saviour, imagine the fun to be had if it was Jose.
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