Alan Shearer has admitted he would be interested in football management but he
was 'staggered' to be linked with the England job.
The former England captain claimed coaching the national team is the best job
in football but he stopped short of saying he wanted to replace the sacked Steve
McClaren.
He told
Football Focus: 'Management interests me at some stage in my life, I
have always said that. When that will be I really couldn't tell you.
'The England job is a great job for someone. The best job you can get.'
McClaren was dismissed following his failure to navigate qualifying for Euro
2008.
England were sunk by a 3-2 defeat to Croatia at Wembley, in which the home
team looked short of technique and confidence.
Shearer - who has not been involved in football since retiring from playing -
has been pinpointed as a possible replacement but he admitted there are better
qualified candidates available.
'I was as staggered and surprised as anyone to see my name being linked with
it on Thursday straight after the defeat,' he added.
'Certainly none of it has come from myself.
'There are a lot of names being bandied around, certainly a lot with more
experience than I have got.'
Shearer believes McClaren was made to carry responsibility for a more general
failing in English football.
He said: 'I am not accusing any of them of not wanting to play for their
country, but it wasn't pretty the other night.
'We have to address it. Steve McClaren has paid the price for that. We have
to take our time and overhaul and look at everything from top to bottom and see
where we go.'
