Aidy Boothroyd insists he is the man to lead England's U21 side despite their failure to reach the European Championship group stage.
Ahead 2-0 against Croatia, the Young Lions were on the verge of qualification before their opponents netted a goal in stoppage time.
Frank Lampard and Nicky Butt have been linked as possible replacements for Boothroyd, whose contract is up.
However, the former Watford boss has defended his record.
"Am I the right person? I think so," said Boothroyd. "The amount of players that have come through would suggest there's a pathway working.
"It is an important tournament and we want to win every tournament, but to produce players and win is very difficult.
"I'm fielding a lot of questions about my future. The other key thing is the role - is it winning or development? It's a little bit foggy at the minute. We're not sure what it is.
"I know what it is, the rest of the coaches do - we're part of a pathway to produce players for Gareth. I'm confident I know what I'm doing for this job. If it's about winning at Under-21 level and Gareth quite rightly takes your best players… the job is about producing players from 15 to 21 and up to the seniors.
"I can't do anything other than what I'm doing now, which is getting players through. These horrific experiences and learning from them, there's nothing like getting beat in last few minutes of a game when we were excellent."
