Sky Sports journalist Haveh Solhekol has shared a point of view that is being discussed amid the story of who will take the England hot seat after Lee Carsley leaves his temporary position. According to Solhekol, the FA should add another coach if Pep Guardiola agrees. Accordingly, Pep will be in charge of the England team throughout but focus on major tournaments such as the World Cup or EURO. The remaining person will assist the Man City strategist in qualifying matches or friendlies, possibly adding the Nations League.
According to Sky Sports experts, it is very difficult to completely pull Pep Guardiola out of the connection with Man City at this time. The FA can be flexible to gradually get Pep's full service. In the immediate future, the federation can set a goal with Pep of two campaigns at the 2026 World Cup and especially EURO 2028 at home. The qualifying issues will be taken care of by others so Pep will not be overloaded if he still wants to stay at Man City.
Regardless of whether Pep stays with Man City or not, if he accepts the FA's offer, it is unlikely that the Citizens' captain will want to work full-time. This type of league partnership is unprecedented, but in the context of world football constantly changing, it would not be surprising if this happened.
The consecutive defeats of the England team in the two finals of EURO 2020 and 2024 have made the thirst for titles of the foggy country fans increasingly felt. Among the coaches who understand English football in the past 10 years, no one is as capable as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. However, when leaving Liverpool, Klopp said he wanted to quit and has now accepted the offer of Red Bull. Therefore, only Pep Guardiola is the right person, not to mention the fact that he is known as a title hunter, who has won titles with any team in the past.
After the shock of not being able to attend the 2010 World Cup, the England team has never missed a major tournament in the past 14 years, even easily qualifying. Therefore, Pep will not need to worry too much about this issue. The 2026 World Cup qualifiers are going well for the "Three Lions" and they will not need to worry about finding tickets for EURO 2028 because they are the hosts.
The most important thing for the FA now is to see if Pep Guardiola will leave Man City after 2025. The Etihad team is preparing to face a storm of 115 charges of financial misconduct. If the worst-case scenario is relegation, points deduction to the point of relegation or permanent expulsion from the Premier League, Pep will find it difficult to stay in Manchester.
