Curbishley: We'll never see English boss again

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The Italian will take charge officially next month and while there is talk of adding Stuart Pearce to his backroom set-up, Curbishley insists that is unworkable.

The West Ham manager said: "I don't believe we will give the job to anybody from England again.

"The FA have made the position redundant as far as an English manager is concerned.

"The grooming of Pearce would be the only workable way one of us could be included in international management. But it can't work.

"Until a manager becomes in charge of a top-four side, he won't get the experience he desperately needs. If Stuart is promoted it means he has to forsake the Under-21s, where he would have gained knowledge of the international game."

Steve McClaren was supposed to put English managers back on track in the international arena but failed abysmally.

Trevor Brooking, the FA's director of development, claims large-scale investment is required to establish a proper structure for bringing through top coaches and Soho Square have promised the results of a 'root and branch' review by March.

But Curbishley is doubtful that anything will come of it. He said: "When Sven-Goran Eriksson was brought in it was said an English manager would be part of the set-up. The only trouble is, they forgot to tell Eriksson.

"The plan was to invite three or four English bosses to become involved - I know as I was one of those talked up as a candidate. But it never got off the ground."