IAN HOLLOWAY HAS launched a scathing attack on the FA, claiming Gareth Southgate should have already been given the England job and defending former boss Sam Allardyce.
Speaking during his first press conference of his second spell as manager at QPR on Wednesday, Holloway also claimed the best England managers had been “hounded out” of the role.
Allardyce was appointed manager of the Three Lions in July but left after only one match in charge, after making contentious remarks to undercover Daily Telegraph reporters.
The FA then appointed Southgate on an interim basis for the remaining four games of 2016, accruing two wins and a couple of draws.
The former Middlesbrough manager is expected to be given the job permanently but has to wait while an FA selection panel consider their options.
However, Holloway feels Southgate should have landed the role already.
“I mean, he has been undermined for four games, if you ask me.” Holloway said. “He has carried himself with real class but I don’t think the FA have carried themselves with real class. ‘Oh, we are going to take our time.’ To do what?
“What have you been doing, any one of you? Who are you? That is how I feel. Give him the job.”
Holloway also feels Allardyce was harshly treated.
“Would I have got rid of Sam on a newspaper scam? Probably not,” he said.
“Sam could have made Gareth even better, because he could have taught him. For me, it’s a bit of an embarrassment. The best managers I have felt, in that job, have been hounded out. “What are we doing? What are we doing to our own game?”
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