He was a top, top striker but he has no coaching qualifications

It makes my blood boil when pundits, such as Alan Shearer, say 'I'll do it'

Arsene Wenger would have the backing of fans and would inspire players

The FA need to appoint the right man for the job, regardless of nationality

I want to start this column by declaring my position: I want to be the England manager. It is a job I aspire to and it is an ambition of mine.

But not now.

Now, I have a big job at Crystal Palace and we have an important summer ahead of us. We have already made a couple of big bids and I want to build our team.

It is an ambition of mine to manage England one day, but for now I am concentrating on Crystal Palace

The England squad seemed to be in good shape before the Iceland match but they couldn't handle the pressure

I may be seen as too inexperienced at international level, so I am open to coaching another nation if necessary

I have signed a new contract, we have new, ambitious American investors and with my chairman Steve Parish we all want to attack this division.

I've been to the Euros, I am rested and feel galvanised and ready to push on from our FA Cup final appearance. That has made me hungry for more.

I do hope the Football Association will want to talk and I have strong opinions on England, but I have been asked if I want the England job and I have given my answer.

One day.

Tactical and individual errors, as well as fragility under pressure, cost England their place at Euro 2016

Technically and physically England are up there with the best, but psychologically they let themselves down

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It might be that I am considered too inexperienced at international level so I am prepared to work for another nation to get that experience when the time is right, if that is what is required. But for now my time is at Crystal Palace.

Before the Iceland match the team looked in a good place. They knew the expectation was on them and they scored an early goal, which appeared to be the perfect scenario.

Then came two quick goals, which came from tactical and individual errors and seemed to shock the players and staff.

England's mental fragility needs to be addressed quickly if they are to be a force on the international stage

From that moment we played as if under enormous pressure and it seems that is a side to our game that we lack.

I firmly believe that we have very good footballers and that the squad Roy Hodgson took to the finals is as good as anyone's.

So that means technical and physically we are up there, but what about psychologically? That is where we fail. We seem fragile under pressure.

That is a key component for any sports team and it is something that needs to be addressed.

Eddie Howe would be a very good England manager in the future, but now is not the right time to appoint him

We need a new manager and a new outlook. I feel the new manager needs to bring experience. I've read names mentioned, such as Eddie Howe, who I'm sure will be a very good England manager of the future. But he is not right for now, either.

There is no outstanding candidate and, while I would like to see an English coach given the chance — we are a dying breed at the top of English football — the FA need to make sure they get the right man.

There will be a lot of pressure on the new manager and that is evident in the way the press, the FA and the game have reacted.

The England fans — and I'm one of them — need to be behind the man the FA choose. And I can see why Arsene Wenger would be that man.

We need someone who doesn't start on the wrong foot, who has the backing of the supporters and who can inspire the players.

Arsene Wenger would have the backing of supporters and has the ability to inspire England's players

Playing for England cannot be second-class compared to the Champions League. Players would want to play for and learn from Wenger.

When I went to Newcastle we were starting on the wrong foot. I wasn't the popular choice and whenever there was a wobble, the fans reverted to that position. We can't afford that with England. We need an appointment that has the fans and players saying 'yes'.

Who is that man? Can anyone see a candidate who satisfies that need, beyond Wenger?

I would like the next manager to have an 'end game', a vision of what we aspire to be. What I mean by that is: how do we want to play?

When you watch Italy you see their 'end game', their strategy — defensive power and kill you on the break. When you watch France, they play a possession game.

Italy and France have progressed through Euro 2016 and both have a successful and evident 'end game'

My 'end game' at Newcastle was when we beat Manchester United 3-0 at home. We had a fast mixture of manoeuvring the ball quickly, dangerous set-plays, discipline and power. Now you can say, of course, there wasn't enough of that, but that was what we were aiming for.

I know what I am aiming for at Palace and, again, we need to produce more of it.

Another word might be 'identity'. Leicester had it — sit deep and break quickly. They were very good at it. They knew their target, they aimed for that way of playing in every game and they won the Premier League.

I am not going to pull apart Hodgson's tactics but I'm not sure what the identity of his team was.

Sometimes they played with a diamond, sometimes with three up front and they finished the game against Iceland with four forwards on the pitch.

Roy Hodgson never established an 'identity' with England and was constantly changing his system

Alan Shearer was an excellent striker but has no coaching qualifications and minimal managerial experience

Shearer made my blood boil when he said: 'I'll do it'

The England teams who stand out for me as having this 'identity' are Bobby Robson's team in 1990 and Terry Venables' side at Euro 96.

It makes my blood boil when pundits on TV, such as Alan Shearer, say 'I'll do it'. He was a top, top striker but he has no coaching qualifications and his only experience as a manager was very brief — when he took Newcastle down into the Championship.

What experience does he have of putting on a session, of building an identity, when every session needs to be about building, creating that identity and taking the players with you?

They need to understand and buy into it. Together you then move towards that. It's easy to say 'I'll do it' from a comfy chair, but he has nothing to back that up.

Gary Neville has shown how hard the transition is. You can go into any cafe in the country and they'll give you their England team. But it's not as simple as picking the best players.

The new manager needs to have a clear plan, it did not seem as if the Three Lions had one in France

As the coach, you have to prepare your sessions, lead your team and take them with you. There are not many of us who would have chosen a different team for the Iceland game, but England's best player in this tournament was Adam Lallana. He is not the best player, but he was a big miss against Iceland.

It's not about picking the best players, it's about the players having a clear picture of what they are working towards.

Did England have that clear plan? If France lose a holding midfield player they don't replace him with their best player, they replace him with another holding midfield player. They know exactly how they want to play.