Pep + Kane: the serial winner vs the serial loser. The unstoppable force vs the immovable object

Thoughts on a silly video like 'predicting the next generation of pundits' ?

Anyone suggesting Big Sam or Steve Bruce is being incredibly unimaginative. Give it to Big Sam AND Steve Bruce.

Walter Winterbottom sounds like a Roald Dahl character.

Yeah, that initial picture for "Sean Dyche" absolutely mudered me.

Give it to lil Rishi Sunak. Likely to be available later this year, and has experience at national level. England would never lose a game simply because he would deny it had ever happened.

Kieran McKenna is Northern Irish, not English. But I reckon one day he’ll complete the hat trick of ex-Ipswich England managers

As a Hungarian, I would feel gutted if Marco Rossi would leave for the England football national team.

I’d like to put my hat in the ring in my football manager save I’ve won 32 Gibraltar league titles 24 Rock Cups 26 Pepe Reyes cups and a Europa league title 😅

I think what a lot of people don't understand about Eddie Howe, is that it takes time for him to work with players to get what he wants out of them. I don't think his football would be best suited for the England job due to how little time he'd actually get to mould the players and their fitness levels. Amazing manager, just more suited to club football🤝🏻

If Pep manages England, i really think it would come home for you guys. Can you imagine Foden actually balling in that team with the other attacking and midfield options you guys have.

Didier Deschamps would never take the England job. I can never see Luis Enrique being enthusiastic about managing the 3 Lions. It would be interesting to see Pep Manage the Dutch or English national team though.

2 Video Ideas: 1. Has Pep destroyed football? You spoke this briefly during the video about how football has become boring, but since Pep has his teams frequently playing it safe and reducing risk, and many other managers following in his footsteps, could he be blamed for the loss of quality of football? 2. Analysis of Blue Lock. This one may seem quite out of the blue (see what I did there?) but hear me out. Blue Lock is a series about how the Japanese football Federation needs to Japan to improve their National Team. In the hopes of doing this, they create an insane project called “Blue Lock.” This show takes a DRASTICALLY different approach to soccer than what is conventionally accepted.

Liam Rosenior is looking for a new job 🐯🐯🐯

The continuous Freddy Adu bit is so so funny I wait for it every time

It should have been Bielsa, as he would have been perfect for England. He has proven track record of improving nations teams which he done with Argentina, Chile and now we see with Uruguay. Bielsa ball with the pool of talent England would have elevated England to a new level and Bielsa is a tactical genius who would react to changes by the opposition, unlike Southgate

Also worth pointing that, whilst I'm not a fan of his, Howe is also managing the never explicitly mentioned but always present threat of bonesaws.

If we win the Euro's, or even if we still look like one of best teams but don't win, then I can't see why Southgate would leave without having one last run at the World Cup. I'm sure he understands the opportunity he has in managing an England squad that could actually realistically win a World Cup.

It won’t happen, but I think Thomas Frank will one day be a very successful international manager, possibly even a trophy winner, and England appointing him would be a great decision if they just so happened to miraculously go down that route.

I am not gonna lie but Guardiola becoming England manager is unthinkable. However, I can propose England to hire Vincenzo Montella as England's new manager. Dude is being viewed with extreme hostilities by fans for losing 1-6 to Austria in an earlier friendly (which raised question over our team for Euro 2024), even though he does not have the ability to address the problems caused by the TFF.

Kieran McKenna is from N Ireland.

For me, Steve Cooper sounds like a reasonable option. He’s previously worked as a coach in England’s youth teams so he knows most of the current generation. His time at Forest shouldn’t be remembered from the last few months but rather from the rise to the play offs and surviving in the Prem despite the owner buying 30 new players in their first season

Klopp is the perfect candidate. He's one of the best man managers out there, his style of play suits pretty much every talent in the England squad, he's extremely well respected , his command of English is impeccable. The one criticism of Klopp at club level is that he could get burnt out and his teams could struggle at times. This won't be a problem with a national team job. Having just left Liverpool, he might find his familiarity with English players could also work in his favour. The FA should go all in for him.

Never stop doing these kinds of videos. Thank you

Guardiola everyday because England have always lacked that tactical mastermind to elevate the players who can think in game and make great subs. Pep has even said he would be open to coaching England, because as Catalonia nationalist he has no interest in coaching Spain. Klopp would be my second choice but I doubt as a proud German he would take England ahead of Germany. And the idiots who say Mourinho just because he is a big name. His style is defensive and relies on good defenders and defensive midfielders and this is England’s weak point, so an attacking coach is better suited to the players England has because that is England’s strength.

Great vid as always Alfie, Stockport County could be an even greater vid?

WERE GETTING PEP. Thanks for this unexpected dose of Copium today.

Day 3 of asking Alfie to make a video of the 7 greatest sell on clauses in football history, as seen with Abdul Fatawus permanent move to Leicester netting his youth team in Ghana team about 7-8 million Euros

21:29 - Kieran McKenna is northern Irish, not English

great and interesting video Alfie

I can't imagine Pep managing a team he doesn't get to coach week by week, or make his own signings

Hey Alfie, could you maybe start uploading some of your long form content as a podcast to spotify for instance? I would love to listen to your videos while on a walk but can't right now. Love the channel!

Southgate has done a tremendous job & anyone who thinks differently has a shocking memory. We used to have a future England manager, Liam Rosenior. Sad times 🤤

Guardiola has built his entire career on big money signings + working with players of with the highest level of technical skill. Two criteria which in effect disqualify him for the England job. And for the first criterion, probably rules him out of international coaching jobs - maybe he might consider Brazil or Spain. But those jobs pay far less than club football management.

I think people don't realise how different tournament management is to league football Gareth Southgate can be quite reductionist but that works in international football

The only national team Pep would ever manage is the Catalán national team if there was one 😅

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 633) I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

Huh, this is crazier than how my birth country Iran chooses managers. Unlike England though, since Iran is run by Islamists, they messed up with bizarre selection and no strategy inside. Remember that Iran was successful under various managers like Branko Ivankovic and Dragan Skocic, only for the Iranian federation to sack and replace with inept jerks or temporary fixers. Heck I am still waiting for a video about Iranian football given how Iran becomes such a wasted potential as Iran found more in common with England.

Sitting back relaxing ready to enjoy another great vid. 🙂👍

Graham Potter has already been unofficially offered the job by the FA. Southgate and the FA will end his contract early and Potter will be in place for the Nations League match against Ireland in September.

If i was the English FA this would be my mangar target list: Tuchel Sean Dyche Marco Rossi Gary O'Neill Eddie Howe Pep Guardiola Pep and Eddie are low because of their contract situations

Guardiola isn't even interested in England job. He wants a job in Italy instead. Maybe England should hire Rudi Garcia or Unai Emery.

Great video, I think your spot and and enjoyed your left-field suggestions too. The old adage of making sure you have "some one better lined up" has never been more appropriate, I think people do forget just how bad the England set up was before him, and the complete change in the attitude towards England from players and fans alike, has in many ways occurred thanks to a mature and carefully thought out stewardship under Gareth. Yes sometimes we all crave more gung-ho football but to be honest its actually very rare gung-ho football wins international trophies. Italy, Spain, Germany, Argentina France have all won world cups and not actually been gung-ho, Brazil get a reputation for silky skills but anyone that saw US 1994 saw a very gritty team and then in 2002 with a ridiculously talented team they averaged 1.9 goals if you exclude the two routs of Costa Rica and China, so hardly gung-ho. Whether fans like it or not, modern international football is about control of the ball and pulling other teams out of shape, or else its about losing as the other team does exactly that to you.

Well, England is like Thailand, always waste their potential with absurdities inside. It's scary if you remember that Thai club football successes in Asia modelled much from their English counterparts. Strangely enough, I am also asking for a video about Thailand as well. A country where football is immensely popular, with one of the richest football leagues in Asia, and Thai clubs among some of the wealthiest in Asia as well, but unable to live up to expectation.

Maybe England should hire South Americans like Marcelo Bielsa or Ricardo Gareca as coach since they have the ability to nurture and improvise talents.

Como have risen from Serie D to Serie A in six seasons, you should make a 'rise of' about them. Love the content!

Considering Mourinho, I have to say that, considering the number of games international players have to play, a national team manager who plays a more economical football might be a good choice for a tournament like the World Cup and the Euros. It might not be pretty, but results might just happen.

In terms of the context of international football, and dealing only with names that are currently unemployed, here are my picks for England: 1) Graham Potter: obviously. English, moderate success, and he may emulate Roberto Martinez (underachieved in the EPL, seemingly got his mojo in international football) 2) Ole Gunnar Solksjaer: Same with Potter and Martinez, his strengths maybe in international football. And with England's current pool of players, he has a couple of young hungry studs to work with, which is the type of player he found success with at Man United 3) Jurgen Klopp: if they can somehow convince Klopp, he IS the perfect choice right now. I think gegenpressing would be a nightmare with the young players of England right now. Only question is, will clubs allow their players to play in such a taxing system instead of recovering for their individual pushes in the league and Europe

Alfie, An excellent video as always. You should do a follow up video on the FAI and add in Irish football. The FAI and the national team is even worse than you could imagine. Cant get a manager, CEO scandal and resignation, drop in rankings, divided fanbase on style of play and still no manager. You would enjoy but be horried. We have England in Nations league. The League of Ireland is flourishing in terms of attendances and recently went professional. All this is without any FAI/government support.

Alfies humour is 2nd to none in a world where football takes itself far too seriously. Rock on Alf!

Would it be that much of a surprise if Mourinho did the job part time for 2 years and won us a World Cup?? It would be hard not to put money on him tbh.

As a Netherlands fan, I would love to see pep in the seat of the national team. Maybe then, we can win a world cup 🫣🫣🫣

how would Pep ever survive without a billion pound transfer budget though?

Ever really understood why peole were so down on southgate. The team improved drastically when he came in and has kept improving. Its not just squad strength because weve had world class squads forever, i think he is just a very good manager.

FUTURE EPISODE SUGGESTION: players who would have gained more caps but for a superstar. Or has this 1 been done? As an Evertonian, Leyton Baines would have gained many more caps had he not been born similar time to Ashley Cole. He has the most assists in the Premiership for a defender: in a Mpyes team (not the most expansive of coaches). In Wright being in Shearer's era would be another example. As for foreign teams: who cares? Luckily Alfie does and could come up with an interesting list

Rob Edwards is not outside the realm of possibility. Yes, he'll probably be relegated, but remember everyone was predicting Luton to have a historically bad season, Derby County 07/08/Aston Villa 2015/16 levels, but they haven't, the mood around the club seems to be pretty positive, and he's worked well with the squad he's had. He's clearly a talented, PL-standard coach, the FA should consider him.

I think Eddie Howe would be the best England manager out of the lot of them. I don't really fancy Pep's style of play and I think Eddie howe being that Newcastle manager that got a bunch of these players on the plan this season, working incredibly well with younger talent and also being a very attack minded coach with this world class attack force of players we do have works so much in our favour, we'll outscore the other team simply

People always suggest top foreign coaches who are also often at the top of the club game for England manager. Would they really leave that for the hassle that comes with England? Surely not?

Paulo Bento,José Mourinho, Joachim Löw,Hansi Flick,Herve Rénnard and David Moyes best candidates for England but not all of them might worked for England but this is for other countries that relied on development and counter attack.

I know records are made to be broken, but I've always leaned towards wanting English managers due to the fact that in 22 world cups, no winners have had a manager from another country. That said, if that record is to be broken, Pep feels like a fitting candidate

Pep has won it all except a World Cup. England would give him an unbelievable chance to achieve that.

Hi, I’ve left it late, but I’ve commented before on videos & I’d love to see this a yearly thing, I’m more interested in premiership, but other divisions would be cool too. Video idea. Imagine a final game of season top half vrs bottom half. 1 player from each team, goalkeepers can be the exception.

As a Portsmouth fan, I'm very happy for Gary O'Neil. When he played for us, he was England under 21 captain, so he was recognised as a leader from an early age. It's a shame he never got an England cap but he was playing during a competitive time.

The media like Southgate and he has a whole West End play dedicated to him so he's appreciated enough

It’s Pep, Jose or Freddy Ado for me

Thomas tuchal can be a good choice as a cup manager

Klopp can actually not get the German national team job basically at any time he wants right now, because the DFB just extended Nagelsmann's contract until 2026. Nagelsmann took the contract extension over going back to Bayern Munich and it's highly unlikely that he will leave prematurely or get fired from the DFB now, unless they brutally crash and burn in the upcoming months.

For me, it has to be Howe. Now maybe its just me, but I firmly stand on that we should try keep it British. Just something about being a huge football nation to me just would be embarrassing having to go for an import, just breaks the spirit of it. Also whenever I hear people talk about the England job, there are some things people just do not even account for which baffles me. 1. Doing well with a shoestring budget is impressive however how does that even apply to international football? Especially our squad is not in a situation of "we will work with what we got". The talent and depth is amongst the best there is. You have to focus on, how do they manage and unlock star power. No point in giving Dyche Phil Foden if he gets as much of a tune out of him as Southgates does. Its just a complete different skill set. 2. For me, when you are talking about next england manager, the performances in the cups (Europe, FA, EFL etc) needs to have WAYYYYY more weight in the considerations. Everyone knows tournament football is different to league football. This is where Howe separates himself from your Potters and Dyches. Howe has taken Newcastle to a EFL Cup final, Bournemouth to numerous QF's. Yes Champions League he flopped with that PSG game being the only positive, Howe-ver still think Howes cup pedigree is just stronger and HAS to be England manager ASAP www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eddie-howe/leistungsdatenPokaleNational/trainer/10976

Pep is a remarkable man. I would LOVE him in the England position.

That Sean Dyche one Killed it

Klinsman + Kane show: Let's see if two bad omens can make one good voodoo.

My third nipple isn't the best player ever but could pick a better team than Southgate!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Assuming we can't get Guardiola, Lee Carsley is a great shout. If I'm allowed a mad left-field shout it would be Christian Streich. A stalwart at Freiburg, he transformed the club into a top flight team and kept them fighting for Europe. Juventus coming to their ground would've felt mad before he arrived but it's exactly what happened. But given he has never managed anywhere else, it's unclear how well he can speak English, and he's nearly 60, I don't know how good a fit he would be. What I've realised I want in an England manager is a decent person, I think Southgate is that. Streich is too and that's why I want him. We've had an Italian manage us, so why not a German? Or an Argentinian for that matter? If Pochettino had done well at Chelsea, I don't think he would be a crazy shout. In all honesty though, take a good look at the England squad. We have an embarrassment of riches in some positions. But in others, there are serious weaknesses. We don't have an elite goalkeeper, our centre-back options leave a little to be desired and left-back doesn't feel well--stocked either. But at right-back? Or further forward? It's as good as it gets. Maybe Guardiola fancies an international job. If he wins the Euros or the World Cup with England, his reputation as a 'chequebook manager' will be consigned to the bin. And perhaps it's exactly what he wants.

Alfie! You must do a video on the collapse of 777 Partners! Accused of fraud, class actions, alleged ponzi scheme, players not playing at Standard Liege, Vasco da Gama being taken over by Brazilian courts, loans to Everton, airline going bust, board members being removed / stepping down, etc etc. What a brilliant video this would be!!

Adu featuring is my favourite part. Always. Maybe you could reach out to Him?

Josè has expressed his desire in the past to manage England after his idol Bobby Robson, Pep has also expressed Intrest but he would need two or three years to get England to play the football he does.

Personally I think he should stay on. He messed up at the euros in the second half against Italy, but the France loss shouldn't even have happened... Yes I'm still bitter, watch The foul that led to their goal, AND IT WAS WITH VAR!!!

Come on alfie, everybody knows that the next manager will be sylvinho

Getting rinsed by the UK's crap weather (rain) but at least I can listen to alfie while doing so

The Irish Guy will literally set himself in flames if Gary O’Neill really becomes England manager 😂😂😂

You forgot to add Michael Carrick as potential successor, however like Kieran McKenna still think he needs more time at Boro, plus don’t think he will leave his current club now as he’s trying to bring the club back to Premier League.

15:55 Newcastle were in a group with AC Milan, PSG and Dortmund

As a Man City fan, I worry that if Pep becomes England manager, he’d have a slow start and will be forced out before he could get any success. Remember he only finished 3rd in the league and ended trophyless in his first season at City. And most players (except a few like Haaland or Ruben Dias) take at least one year to get used to City’s system, before succeeding in their second season. So with limited time training with his players in international football, Idk if Pep would have enough time to make the team click.

Please do an update to Your “best footballer from every English-county” video from about 2018

As an American, it’s really remarkable how similar the discourse around Berhalter and Southgate is

Instructions unclear; now have £5 bets on every manager in this 7 to become next England manager

Rossi seems to be busy starring in american series "Better call saul" and dont forget his memorable performance in "Breaking Bad"

The Walter White picture had me laughing.

At 21:33 you said Kieran McKenna is ‘the most promising young English coach’, which isn’t true he is Northern Irish. Sorry for being a stickler

Alfie, the biggest criticism of Southgate isn't that "he doesn't play expansive or attack minded football." Rather, he doesn't make adjustments and freezes in the big moments against teams they damn well should have beaten. Good shouts on Howe, Rossi, and Dyche though.

Dyche would be....Interesting....and well loved as an England manager.

1:56 Thank you for saying this, the amount of people I see who clearly don't think about this is genuinely terrifying

WE. NEED. PEP.

19:11 to be fair, Tarkowski has been excellent for Everton and probably should be considered for the England squad.

I'm not sure Howe you were able to stick in so many puns about his name in the video.

The next video needs to be - 'Southgate should run the whole FA'

Seriously....My choice would be McKenna from Ipswich. He has the aura that players would fear and respect...and he wouldn't take players 'Sh*t! Let's go!! He has performed a miracle at Ipswich and I have loved watching them these last 2 seasons. With his style of football and the players he would have at his disposal, it would be a great watch.

Hiya Alfie, hands off Eddie Howe he's staying at Newcastle, he's leading the Newcastle project and Eddie's only been there 2 seasons, pick anyone else though, this is Choppy in Whitehaven,, Cumbria, England

Marco Rossi's a great shout.

Q: hello Alfie, I'd suggest a video about Holstein Kiel, how they reached the bundesliga for the first time ever.