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- Updated: September 27, 2016
Gareth Southgate will slot into the England job “seamlessly” following Sam Allardyce’s departure, Football Association chairman Greg Clarke says.
England Under-21 boss Southgate has been put in charge of the senior side for the next four games after a day of discussions on Tuesday ended with the FA and Allardyce mutually agreeing to terminate his contract after just 67 days.
Clarke told Sky Sports News HQ the decision was not “pre-judged” and was taken only after Tuesday’s talks, when Allardyce agreed his comments in a meeting with undercover Daily Telegraph journalists had left his position “untenable”.
His departure leaves England without a permanent manager five days before the scheduled squad announcement for next month’s World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia.
But Clarke said: “Gareth Southgate will do a good job. He knows the people, he knows the team, he knows the set-up at St George’s Park. He’ll take over pretty seamlessly and he’ll get them …
