Roberto,
 
Thanks for your interest & initiative in taking this forward.

Just for your information, the anticipated principal objection to this idea working in the real world is finding a manager who would be happy to have his starting eleven picked for him. Most would say that they defy to find any of the world’s chief tacticians & coaches who will want to surrender that duty. My response to this is that they are not managing a club side. The coach who would eventually be appointed would adher to the system being in place. It would stretch his technical nous & capabilities to the utmost but the element of picking the starting eleven is secondary. Look at the calibre & experience of a coach like Terry Venables taking instruction from a man with less experience. He did it because he wanted & loved to be involved in the England set up. He was asked to come on board not to pick the team but to apport his expertise & tactical nous.It was an honour to serve his country. The FA should only be concerned in appointing a top class football coach that is able to lead, inspire, motivate & prepare a starting eleven to win any match within a 22 man squad that the coach will be selecting any way.These players are supposedly the cream of all players in the country so if any of these players are not able to respond & perform to the coaches directives & mental preparation then they shouldn’t be there i.The selection of the final 11 to play is not the determining factor between a team winning or losing. The coach that would be appointed & worth his immense pay packet should be able to make a winning team from any final eleven selected & any tactical permutation within the 22.It is the coaches ability to lead once selection has taken place & mentally prepare the players to go out & win.  This directive alone should separate who are the best coaches out there. Manager’s egos are secondary to the importance of the national team & paying public’s choice.    Best regards,
 
David Woodland