Redknapp cautious over England chances

Harry Redknapp believes his chances of becoming the next England manager have not improved, despite the appointment of an FA chairman who is in favour of installing an English successor to Fabio Capello.

David Bernstein, whose appointment as chairman is expected to be rubber-stamped this week, has admitted he would prefer an Englishman to succeed Capello in 2012.

That would appear to put Spurs boss Redknapp in with an extremely good chance of taking the post, but he insists the unpredictable nature of the game means his stock may not be valued so highly when the process to decide Capello’s successor begins.

Redknapp said: “Eighteen months or two years down the line, who knows where you are going to be or who knows how well you’ll be doing.

“Football turns week to week. If you have a bad month or six weeks then suddenly it changes. That’s how it is. It depends on who’s doing well at the time.”

The FA have confirmed that they are considering introducing young English coaches into the England set-up and Liverpool veteran Jamie Carragher has been earmarked as a potential future candidate.

Redknapp, who cut his managerial teeth with Bournemouth in the old Third Division before going on to manage a series of top-flight sides, is a fan of the idea.

“I think it’s great for people like Jamie,” said Redknapp.

“It’s going to be harder for the top players to become managers in the future.

“When you’ve been earning £100,000 a week, it would be difficult to take over at a Rochdale or Bournemouth where you’ll only earn £50,000 a year and take all the aggravation of it.

“It’s going to be difficult for them to do that unless they are real lovers of the game.”