Carlisle sacking could provide catalyst for overhaul

At 10:30AM today in the very north of England, Carlisle United sacked their manager Greg Abbott. Of course to many this news will be of very little importance, in fact it would have been ignored or not even seen by most eyes.

However, after Greg Dykes passionate speech last week regarding the state of the English game, the sacking of Abbott could in fact be seen as the perfect example of exactly what is wrong with English football.

It is common knowledge that the lower depths of League One are not the high life of the Premier League and certainly do not possess the riches of the worlds richest division, however, it is where a handful of English coaches are finding their feet.......or maybe not.

Abbott, not a household name across England let alone the world took charge of Carlise in 2008, he led them to Wembley twice and secured the club their highest finish in League One as they finished 8th in the 2011/12 season. The 49 year old was the third longest serving manager in England behind Arsene Wenger and Paul Tisdale of Exeter.

The sacking of Abbott though only serves to highlight the fact that English coaches are not being given the time to impress and even less are being given the opportunity to progress through the ranks.

This week former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli blasted Dykes suggestion that foreign imports were to blame for the English sides failure, instead suggesting the FA should look at their own style of coaching, or lack of it:

"I thought [Dyke's] speech was very poor. The FA needs to produce better quality coaches, and more of them.

"In England a new manager comes in, then brings his mate to take charge of the under-12s. Most teams change managers about every 18 months, so that brings an incredible instability to the academy." added Comolli.

While Carlisle go in search of their first manager in nearly six years, this latest sacking in English football might just provide the kick start into some much needed soul searching at the FA as the need to overhaul the identity of football in England begins to outweigh the success of the game.

Do coaches and Managers in England need more support? Do you think the FA do enough to encourage more coaches in the English game?