Shearer Eyes Up England Manager's Job

Alan Shearer says he would like to speak to the Football Association about succeeding Roy Hodgson as England manager.

The former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United striker said he had previously held talks with the FA, but was not appointed then because of his lack of experience.

Hodgson resigned on Monday night after Iceland beat England 2-1 in Nice to knock them out of Euro 2016, a performance described by Sky Sport pundit Jamie Carragher as "shambolic".

Current Under-21s boss Gareth Southgate is a leading contender to replace Hodgson, and Shearer also said he would be keen on working alongside his former England teammate as he delivered a brutal assessment of the national side's latest tournament capitulation.

"I went to see the FA four or five years ago and I said 'I want it, I'll have that job'," Shearer, whose only managerial experience to date is a two-month spell at Newcastle in 2009, told the BBC.

"They looked at me and said 'No, it's a lack of experience'. And I said 'You've hired experienced guys, you've paid them an absolute fortune, I could not have done any worse than those guys'.

"I'd definitely speak to them, absolutely. I would offer my experience and tournament experience.

"Even if Gareth Southgate got it, for him to take players in with experience who've been there and done it, then that has to be of benefit also."

Shearer won 63 caps for his country from 1992 to 2000, scoring 30 goals. He won the Golden Boot at Euro 96 after scoring five goals in the tournament on home soil.

On England's performance on Monday night, he added: "That was the worst performance I've ever seen from an England team. Ever.

"We were out-fought, out-thought, out-battled and totally hopeless for 90 minutes. I said after the three group games that England weren't good enough - I didn't see enough.

"It looked to me like Roy was making it up as he was going along. It was tactically inept.

"How can he pick Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere? We had players in the squad who didn't deserve to be there. Manchester City's winger Raheem Sterling hasn't performed. We can go on and on. Then there was Tottenham striker Harry Kane on corners - the list is endless.

"Our players caved ... we've all played under pressure, they caved and the manager caved. He gave Manchester United teenage striker Marcus Rashford four minutes and he still did more than anyone else.

"We are blinded by the Premier League, we think it's the best in the world for talent, it's not. We are totally reliant for foreign players and managers for excitement. We are not as good as we think we are."