SafeBettingSites<\/em><\/a> has compared search interest for the top five England manager candidates, finding that Lee Carsley has been searched more than any other name.<\/span><\/p>\nGoogle Trends gives search terms a value from 0-100 over a given period, with 100 being the peak search interest. A value of 50 is therefore half as much interest.<\/span><\/p>\nKey Data Points:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n\nLee Carsley had the highest search interest of any England manager candidate in the 24 hours following Gareth Southgate\u2019s departure.<\/span><\/li>\nGraham Potter\u2019s search interest was second highest, at 87 compared to Carsley\u2019s 100.<\/span><\/li>\nDespite being many bookies\u2019 favourite, Eddie Howe only ranked third for search interest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTop Five England Manager Candidates Ranked By Peak Search Interest<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\nManager<\/b><\/td>\n Peak Search Interest<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLee Carsley<\/span><\/td>\n 100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGraham Potter<\/span><\/td>\n 87<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJurgen Klopp<\/span><\/td>\n 18<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nEddie Howe<\/span><\/td>\n 56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMauricio Pochettino<\/span><\/td>\n 4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n*<\/span>Search data from Google Trends<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nLee Carsley Tops Search Interest<\/b><\/h2>\n With the highest peak search interest of any England manager candidate, Lee Carsley is clearly a name fans are keen to get more familiar with.<\/span><\/p>\nThe former Derby County and Everton midfielder retired in 2011 after amassing 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHe took over as caretaker manager of Coventry City in 2012 and has worked with Brentford, Manchester City and Birmingham City\u2019s youth teams.<\/span><\/p>\nCarsley has been head coach of England U21\u2019s since 2021, having managed the U20\u2019s in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\nGraham Potter A Frontrunner For England Job<\/b><\/h2>\n A more familiar name for many will be Graham Potter\u2019s. With odds around 5\/2, Potter is among the favourites to succeed Gareth Southgate.<\/span><\/p>\nAfter enjoying great success as Brighton manager, Potter had a difficult spell with Chelsea in 2022\/23, and has not managed since.<\/span><\/p>\nBut amid heavy speculation, it seems the national team job may be about to tempt him back into management.<\/span><\/p>\nWill Eddie Howe Leave Newcastle United?<\/b><\/h2>\n Reports from Tyneside suggest Newcastle United are desperate to keep Eddie Howe as their manager.<\/span><\/p>\nA popular figure, Howe took the Magpies back to the Champions League last season after a 20-year wait.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBut while he may wish to end Newcastle\u2019s long trophy drought before departing, the offer of becoming England\u2019s next manager may prove too tempting to refuse.<\/span><\/p>\nA Shock Appointment For Klopp?<\/b><\/h2>\n An outside bet for the England manager\u2019s job is recently departed former Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp.<\/span><\/p>\nThe German is currently around 8\/1 for the role, having recently turned down an offer to manage the USA men\u2019s national team.<\/span><\/p>\nKlopp would be some statement from the FA, but it seems highly unlikely at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\nPotential For Pochettino<\/b><\/h2>\n And last but not least, former Southampton and Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has also been linked to England.<\/span><\/p>\nAt around 10\/1 at the moment, he appears to be further down the list of likely candidates, but could yet be approached by the FA for the role.<\/span><\/p>\nAlthough he saw comfortably the smallest jump in search interest following the departure of Gareth Southgate, Poch is still a name that fans have been looking up increasingly over the past 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the news that Gareth Southgate has stepped down after eight years in charge, fans are desperate to know who will be the next England manager.\u00a0 Lots of names are already circling, but none has seen a more dramatic rise in search interest than Lee Carsley. The current England U21\u2019s head coach has been heavily … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":39592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1759],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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