"Mr. Viscount, time is tight, so we'll be short of a long story this time." As soon as we sat down, Thompson couldn't wait to bring the conversation to the point. It seems that this Chiefs' incident, which was fabricated by News Group, has really caused a considerable psychological burden on the FA president: "Due to Erikson's previous talk, the national team's preparations for the World Cup this time have caused a lot of extra trouble. Especially the players, they no longer trust the Swedes as before... You and I know very well that a team that the head coach cannot control cannot achieve good results in the competition. So, today I specially invite you here, hoping that you can agree to my request and serve as the head coach of the national team during this World Cup!"

"Chairman Thompson, for most British people, the importance of the position of head coach of the England national team is second only to the Prime Minister. Now letting me, the boss and head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, will it arouse dissatisfaction and doubts from other English clubs?" Thompson's statement surprised George. He originally thought that the other party came to him to ask how to settle the storm, or to ask who has the ability to take over the mess left by Erikson and serve as the new head coach of the Three Lions. He never expected that Thompson would actually put his ideas on himself.

"There is nothing wrong." Thompson's face smiled a little more when he saw that George did not refuse his invitation at the first time. In his opinion, George's performance undoubtedly showed that he was indeed very interested in this position: "I have considered this issue seriously before calling you. I personally think that Mr. Viscount, you are the most suitable candidate to take on this burden at present!"

"First of all, you are just the interim coach of the England national team, and your term lasts until the end of the World Cup in Germany. In this way, even if others are dissatisfied with my appointment or are worried that you will be using public service to make profits for Tottenham, for the sake of the World Cup and term, they will not make much opposition."

"Secondly, it is not realistic to hire a foreign coach to coach the national team as soon as the Chiefs incident happened. Among the active local coaches, only you have the best results in leading the team and the only English coach who has led the team to win a heavyweight championship. In this case, naturally no one is more suitable for this position than you!" After several reasons for inviting George to be the national team coach were clearly stated, Thompson looked at George with anticipation, hoping to hear a satisfactory reply from the other party. In the eyes of the FA President, as long as George can be persuaded and he promised to take over the national team coach, the FA will have great hope of successfully getting out of the crisis in front of him!

Thompson knows that with George's background and resume, those media who like to make trouble are impossible to do anything about him, and the players dare not lie to his tactics. In this way, the national team can get a relatively stable preparation environment, which is conducive to the performance of the Three Lions in the German World Cup, which is much more cost-effective than allowing Eriksen to continue to stay!

Not to mention, George's takeover can greatly reduce the negative impact of the Chiefs' Goal incident on England's football and national team, and will also greatly encourage the team's morale. Therefore, after discovering that George had signs of being moved by his proposal, Thompson immediately threw another proposal he had prepared behind his head. Another plan was that if George refused to agree, then discuss with him how to get the national team back on track, and at least avoid the team from falling into the bad situation of the general's rebellion!

And now, since George, the great god, intends to take over the position of national team coach, Thompson naturally does not have the reason or necessity to leave Erikson, a troublemaker!

After hearing the reasons given by Thompson, George couldn't help but nod, thinking that the other party's words were very reasonable. As the other party said, he was indeed the head coach with the best record in the active English coach. On this point, even his mentor Sir Robson cannot be compared with him!

Some people may ask, since local coaches are not good, why doesn’t the FA invite those well-known foreign coaches to coach the Three Lions and ask George to hold this position? With the precedent of Erikson, English fans should not be too resistant to this.

However, the fact is exactly the opposite. After the Chiefs' Gate incident, most English fans did not welcome another foreign coach to coach the national team. In their opinion, letting a foreigner come to the Three Lions to coach will not only make the Premier League, which is the four major European leagues, lose its face, but also feel sorry for the British as the birthplace of modern football!

The reason why Erikson was able to become the first foreign coach in the history of the England national team was because the three Lions' record was really terrible under the leadership of local coaches, forcing the FA and England fans to succumb to the pressure of reality Venables took advantage of the local hosting of the east wind. It was England's best result in international competitions in the past fifteen years. Hollier's England national team stopped at the semi-finals of the World Cup, Kevin Keegan's Three Lions team stopped at the European Cup group stage, and Graham Taylor will lead the England team, which won fourth place in the Italian World Cup four years ago, and the United States World Cup finals!

Now, with the outbreak of the Chiefs' Gate incident, Erikson proved himself untrustworthy with practical actions, and the calls for local coaches to lead the team have become stronger again. As a signature figure in the coaching industry in England, George naturally became the number one hottest player of the new head coach of the Three Lions!

In fact, if it weren't for knowing that George would never be able to abandon his identity as Tottenham coach and boss, the FA would have long listed him as the only candidate. A local coach with a Champions League trophy and a deep connection in English football would have considered others!

"To be honest, this matter is too important, so I hope Chairman Thompson, you can give me some time and let me think about it carefully." Although Thompson's invitation made George very moved and the reasons given were very convincing, he did not choose to immediately grab the olive branch handed over by the other party, but made such a request.

As George said before, the position of the head coach of the Three Lions is second only to that of the British Prime Minister. Although George is willing to help the English national team and turn it into a real strong team, rather than a pseudo-strong team that only exists in the media, he does not want to rashly agree to this approach before he is considerate clearly. It is not only irresponsible to himself and extreme irresponsibility to English football!
Chapter completed!