Late pain against Spain, but Southgate the right man for England
The 46-year-old was appointed interim manager in July for the remaining four games of 2016, accruing two wins and a couple of draws, following Sam Allardyce’s departure.
He has proven popular with the players and said after the 2-2 draw with Spain on Tuesday that he had proved his worth.
And while the former Middlesbrough manager is the firm favorite to land the job on a permanent basis, Glenn says the FA will take its time in deciding the next manager to take the reins.
“Clearly, his candidacy has become much stronger,” he said. “We just need to weigh up the facts and take time to make the right decision. His candidacy is not just based on one or two matches, but because of what we’ve seen over the last couple of years.
“He’s got renewed confidence and is a different manager to what he was two years ago. So it is not all about assessing him on a few games — you have got to see it more in the round.
“There is quite a long gap between now and the next England game in March, so we’ve got time. We will ask Gareth to review in detail the last four games and give him a bit of time to do that because that is part of the process.”
