Green Wants Mourinho

by Danny Wright
West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green has expressed his desire to have former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as the next England manager.

The national team are currently without a manger after Steve McClaren was sacked last week following England's failure to qualify for 2008.

Green - overlooked for the majority of the McClaren era - now believes the Special One would be the right man for the job.

"I wouldn't look further than Jose Mourinho. He has the character and know-how to deal with the job as well as the passion," Green told Sky Sports News.

"For England, it should be the right man for the job. A Swede (Sven Goran Erikson) gave me my debut so I'm not one to say it must be an Englishman."

Green had previously expressed his frustration at being left-out of the England fold by McClaren, despite hitting a purple patch at West Ham.

The former Norwich man believes England's failure to qualify stems from an ailing youth system, and he said children do not have the desire to become the starts of tomorrow.

"We would have the best team if we could go into every household and throw away every PlayStation, Xbox and video game," he added.

"Other countries seem to bring on world-class players, countries like Argentina and Brazil where often it's football or nothing."

image - http://img.dailymail.co.uk