Get Involved - Phil McNulty Q&Apublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 14 October
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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer
BBC Sport chief footballer writer Phil McNulty is here to answer your questions...
Q. Hi Phil, what would do you think of a manager like Bielsa coming into the England setup? The footage coming out of the England camps all looks a bit comfy and light-hearted. Would a manager like Bielsa inject some energy, urgency and competitiveness back into the setup? Or do you think he perhaps needs time to be able to “coach” the team? Simon, Milton Keynes
Well Marcelo Bielsa is certainly very demanding with Uruguay, as we have seen from Luis Suarez’s recent complaints about his methods.
He would certainly inject all of those things but I do not see him as a contender. And how good is his English? I have no objection to a foreign coach at all. I’m not in the “England manager must be English” camp but, as we saw with Fabio Capello, knowing the language is important.
I did not hear Bielsa speak English when he was at Leeds United, although his message certainly got across. If it happened, it would not be dull though would it?