Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez suggests it is easier for an English manager to get the national team job than it is for them to manage a top-six club
- Newcastle take on Sean Dyche's Burnley on Monday night in the Premier League
- The Burnley boss is being touted for the managerial vacancy at Everton
- But Benitez believes it is tough for English managers to get the high-profile jobs
Rafa Benitez says it is easier for an English manager to land the national-team job than it is a top-six club.
The Newcastle chief comes up against Sean Dyche on Monday night with the Burnley boss being touted for the vacancy at Everton, who finished seventh last season.
And Benitez feels that will be the best avenue for an Englishmen to break in to the upper echelons of the Premier League.
Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez believes English managers struggle to get the best jobs
Burnley boss Sean Dyche has been touted for the vacant manager's job at Everton
'I think it is easier for English managers to manage England than it is to get a top-six club,' said the Spaniard.
'England is a difficult job but you have more chances to get it because you are English. The top six jobs, it is different because you have foreign owners, spending a lot of money and what they want is the best.
'That doesn't have to be English, just the best.' Benitez has distanced himself from the position at Goodison Park, but he believes Dyche could fit the bill.
'He does a great job (at Burnley),' he said. 'It depends on the (Everton) owners to say they want this kind of manager, who plays this kind of football and does this kind of business. Is he doing well? Yes. Can he manage in another team (like Everton)? Yes, I think so.'
Dyche has enjoyed five successful years at Burnley - earning two Premier League promotions
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