Euro 2012 - Pearce to take charge for Dutch game
Stuart Pearce will take charge of the England team for the friendly against Holland on February 29, Football Association chairman David Bernstein has confirmed.
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Fabio Capello resigned as England manager on Wednesday following the decision by the FA to strip John Terry of the captaincy because of his pending racism trial in July. Terry denies a charge of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in October.
Pearce, who served as Capello's assistant, is the England U21 boss and will take charge of the Great Britain men's Olympic team this summer, will look after senior national team affairs in the short term at least. He had been due to be in charge of the U21s against Belgium in Middlesbrough on February 29.
Bernstein told a press conference at Wembley: "I can announce that Stuart Pearce will manage the England team against Holland.
"He has huge experience outside and inside the organisation. He has been working with the under-21 team and has been working with Fabio for some time. I have got great confidence in Stuart, we will be in good hands.
"Our priority then will be to appoint a new England manager."
Harry Redknapp has become the overwhelming favourite to succeed Capello in the long term.
Bernstein added that after the Dutch game they had a totally "open mind" about the future.
When asked if England could go to the tournament with a caretaker coach, Bernstein replied: "I would say that is a possibility, all options are open.
"We are not prepared to restrict ourselves at this stage. He might be English, he might be British, he might not be, he might be for the Euros only, he might be long-term.
"We need to look at all the options. It would be pointless, 24 hours or less after we have lost our manager, to start limiting ourselves."
Following the friendly against the Dutch, England play Norway on May 26 and Belgium on June 2 before the Euros where they face France on June 11, Sweden on June 15 and Ukraine on June 19.
While some England players and almost every pundit have called for Redknapp to be installed as Capello's replacement, the 64-year-old said that he had not thought about managing England and was totally focused on his job at Spurs and their next match on Saturday against Newcastle United.
Speaking a day after being found not guilty on two charges of evading tax after a 13-day trial in London, Redknapp said: "I don't know anything about the England job. I've not thought about it.
"I've got a big job to do, I've got a big game on Saturday with Tottenham so Tottenham is my focus."
Tottenham are also unlikely to allow Redknapp to leave before the end of the season at the earliest as they continue their push for a probable Champions League spot next season while retaining an outside chance of landing their first League title since 1961.
They are currently third in the Premier League, seven points behind leaders Manchester City with 14 matches still to play.
Bernstein, and fellow FA officials Alex Horne, Adrian Bevington and Trevor Brooking, would not be drawn on Redknapp's possible appointment on either a short-term or long-term basis.
However, FA general secretary Horne said they were fully aware of the widespread support for Redknapp.
"Of course we understand the feeling of the nation and the supporters. The England fans are very important when it comes to choosing the right person," he said.
"But we have to sit down and look long-term and give ourselves as many options as are available. We owe it to ourselves to write-up the job brief and we've got an exhaustive list."
Bernstein added that the FA's immediate concern had been to get a manager in place for the Netherlands game, explaining: "We have got a match in three weeks' time. We need a short-term quick answer.
"We have some very good football people within the FA set-up and Stuart is one of them and is a first class available option for the match."
He would not ignore the possibility of Pearce being the long-term successor to Capello.
"We have an open mind beyond that. He is not ruled out," Bernstein said.
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COMMEnt 240 SASHA..33 years old...yeah if you take the team from 8 years ago maybe...at the back
richards cahill dawson gibbs
midfield wishere chamberlain walcott parker and gerrard(ok a bit of experience) up front u chose wellbeck rooney defoe. u are assuming that we should be taking ferdinand lampard carrick barry milner etc then you are mad as a teapot...its time for the kids, to an extent a team to build on for the next world cup...take the kids along with the exception of gerrard and parker for experience and we will do well...and as pearce has had the u21 for some time it is perfect timing.
So his brother is a BNP so what! is this a banned organisation? He allegedly made racist remarks to Ince,what`s new, ''nail a whitie'' that`s the latest trend in England.
WHITE PEOPLE ARE BEING MARGINALISED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY!
Come on Psycho- You can kick the XXX out of these players before they even get on the pitch.
Give it Psycho and ask him to bring his Mum along in the wheelchair !!!!!!!!.
Stuart Pearce??? he's one of those who stay because their no one competing with him in his role. The other one is Gareth Southgate, they are both accumulating huge back office experiences and the politics of getting to the top on the shoulders of people like Big sam and the Newcastle manager sacked before pardew.
So Pearse may also be a racist. He had to apologise to Paul Ince for racist comments he made when they were players.Eh and people are calling for him to be England manager.I thought JT and racism started all this.And what about England players like Rooney and Ferdinand telling the FA who they want as next manager.English football must be the laughing stock of the world right.If this was made into a soap opera right now we would have a world beater.
Martin O Neal should be in the frame, look at his track record. Can the FA afford another scandal with 'arry?
The press make and destroy these people. Look at Beckham destroyed and pilloried, then a hero, then too old.
Who writes this rubbish. Let the fans who watch football who enjoy it decide and not be influenced by the biased media
Pearce has no dirty laundry attached. Pearce has years of experience at this specific job title. Pearce is a true professional. Pearce is accepted by the players. Pearce knows the youngsters and who should replace the geriatrics. Who is Redknapp ? I cheat and liar we know this. Look at his face - do you want this man to be the face associated with british men all over the world!! Women will run away!!
Stuart Pearce - pure class.
Idk if you're trying to be smart Matthew, but 2012 is a leap year so therefore yes, February has 29 days.
Oh dear!
ahh come on .ffs..its time for emmm hold on....bullseyes on,,BRB
Pearce, is the best choice because its just TOO late to find another manager at this late stage, he has good international experiance as a player, has worked as an international manager, HAS no real career ruin, nothing to loose all to gain, Has respect as a person & has lots of passion for ENGLAND & its football, and he's young enough to be around for sometime !!!!
Harry the jobs no good for you as you have reputation, maybe you could turn up as a consultant with pearce for the Euro's, but please do not take the rain's.
As a westham fan, I wanted harry to get the job when he was at westham, he was a lot younger then ???
it will b 20 - 0 with pearce takin over
didnt realise theres 29 days in february
ENGLAND TROUBLE....
After Cappelo, who cares, its only 4 months to EC, there is no time for anything. With vast majority of players reaching 32-33, England looks like manager is the last problem. This generation is made by the S.G. Ericsson, and we all know how that end up.
This team need new players and new manager, forget Lampard, Cole, Terry, Ferdinand, Caragher, Gerard, if they couldn't do it when they were in their prime, they will not do it now either...No matter who is the manager, team is too old, and wasted.... Nothing to repair, but to get a new one...
Get a new team, let the manager take 6-7 players from u21, or u19, combine it with couple older players like Rooney, Walcot, Richards, and start building your team again... Those old guys are wasted...One of the best English team ever, wasted for nothing... It will take years, if not decades to get one more time team like that, and you gave it in to the hands of that silly old Swede...????
My Goodness,what a mistake....
Psycho
posession is 9/10 the law. Job is pearces until he messes up.
Don't take the job Harry, the press will destroy you. Those Murdoch red tops will go after you like they have every other manager and player, they'll destroy the team and blame you for everything. Second rate players will call you toxic (Big word for a footballer) and want you out.
Don't do it Arry.
stuart pearce is a f uckun Pychopaf.
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