Euro 2016: Rudderless England red!

England’s humiliating defeat by Iceland provided the sensation of Euro 2016 and left the team staggering into an uncertain future without a manager or a sense of direction.

A talented new generation of players spearheaded by Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane had raised hopes that England would mark the 50th anniversary of their 1966 World Cup win with a strong showing in France.

But after finishing second below Wales in Group ‘B’, they were dumped out in the last 16 by Iceland, population 330,000, extending their run without a semifinal appearance at a major tournament to 20 years.

The team and the Football Association faced withering criticism.

“The perennial problem (is that) when it gets to the business end of the tournament, England seem brittle,” said FA chief executive Martin Glenn.

“We need to understand why that is.”

On top of Glenn’s in-tray is the search for a new manager, after Roy Hodgson quit following to the 1-2 loss to Iceland.

Glenn hinted that the job would be offered on an interim basis to England Under-21 manager Gareth Southgate, only for reports to emerge that the ex-Middlesbrough manager wasn’t interested.

Other names touted include 38-year-old Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe, one of the leading young coaches in the English Premier League.

Also mentioned are former England manager Glenn Hoddle, Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce, United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, Guus Hiddink and Arsene Wenger.