England coach Gareth Southgate is happy seeing Eddie Howe and Steven Gerrard land Premier League jobs.
Howe has been named Newcastle United manager, while Gerrard has left Rangers for Aston Villa.
"I think we (at the FA) want to be there for young English coaches, any English coaches really," Southgate said. "Eddie came to our last camp, for example, and we try to keep in contact with them as much as we can.
"It's great for them to have opportunities in the Premier League and doing well as we will want five or six English managers who could have this job in the future. That's got to be part of our succession planning and a desire for England to do well.
"I was very disappointed for Dean Smith. He's done a brilliant job at Aston Villa and he's an excellent manager, so I wish him well. But it's nice to see another English manager (Gerrard) in the Premier League as well, and with Eddie going to Newcastle that's two English managers appointed this week."
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