Jose Mourinho and Sarina Wiegman are the MOST popular choices to become England manager, according to new data

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Following Gareth Southgate’s departure, the FA are looking for a swift appointment ahead of England’s Nations League game against the Republic of Ireland on September 7.

Eddie Howe is the leading contender while Graham Potter, Jurgen Klopp, Lee Carsley and Mauricio Pochettino have also been linked.

But the question is, who do the public want as England’s next manager? The team at Betway has conducted fresh data since Southgate’s resignation via social listening tool Brandwatch to determine the most popular choice from the leading 15 contenders.

  • Jose Mourinho is England’s favourite with 88% of positive comments online.
  • Lioness head coach Sarina Wiegman is ranked second with a positive sentimental score of 81%.
  • Jurgen Klopp completes the top three with 80%.

Please see the full data below:

Rank

Manager

Total Mentions

Positive Sentiment (%)

1

Jose Mourinho

6,624

88%

2

Sarina Wiegman

6,020

81%

3

Jurgen Klopp

18,000

80%

4

Kieran McKenna

1,200

78%

5

Pep Guardiola

10,309

71%

6

Graham Potter

5,500

69%

7

Steve Cooper

490

63%

8

Steven Gerrard

399

62%

9

Eddie Howe

14,000

61%

10

Michael Carrick

390

56%

11

Lee Carsley

5,000

55%

12=

Mauricio Pochettino

2,500

49%

12=

Brendan Rodgers

550

49%

14

Frank Lampard

1,014

46%

15

Thomas Tuchel

1,309

35%

 

Credit: https://betway.com/en/casino


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