British boss will not replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal, insists Sean Dyche
Monday 3 April 2017 15:07, UK
Sean Dyche does not believe Arsenal will hire a British boss to replace Arsene Wenger if the Frenchman decides to leave this summer.
Former Gunners midfielder Paul Merson suggested the Burnley boss should be a candidate to succeed Wenger because of his work with the Clarets.
On Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday, Merson said: "He would go in and liven it up. He's a good coach.
"With the players he's got now he plays a certain way, if he was at Arsenal he wouldn't play that way.
"He should get another job, I don't want to be disrespectful to Burnley but he should be the next one in line.
"For me, that's how it works. He's done brilliantly."
Wenger, whose side draw 2-2 with Manchester City on Sunday, has yet to publicly announce whether he will sign a new deal to remain but Dyche thinks it is doubtful a British coach will succeed him.
"I think it's highly unlikely that English managers are getting massive jobs in the Premier League, at the moment," he said in his press conference before the game against Stoke City on Tuesday.
"Maybe over time the feeling about football changes. I just don't think English managers have still got the kudos of some of their foreign counterparts.
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"That's not a big deal, that's the nature of what it is at the moment.
"I think for Arsenal I need some more experience, more depth to my experience, more growth as a manager and I think it's fair to say that we're working hard at what we do here."
None of the current top seven in the Premier League are managed by a British boss and more than half of the 20 clubs are led by overseas managers.
When asked if it was "sad" British managers are overlooked for the top posts, Dyche replied: "I just think it's a reality, I don't think it's sad at all. The nature of the market is that.
"There's some really good British managers out there. Tony (Pulis) is well versed in what's going on.
"Alan Pardew was spoken about as the England manager, then a few months later was out of a job because of the complexities of football.
"He is still a top-class manager. There's Sam Allardyce, of course, Eddie Howe is doing a fantastic job down at Bournemouth.
"I just don't think they're thought of in the same way sometimes as what their foreign counterparts are. There's no angle in that, I just think it's the reality of where it's at."
