Former FA chairman David Bernstein is backing Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce for the England job.

Bernstein believes the 61-year-old could address the mental issues which seem to plague England players at major tournaments.

"I'm not saying we should have an English manager but, of the English managers, I actually would go for Sam Allardyce," Bernstein told the Daily Telegraph.

"He's a very powerful character.

"I think he's got the personality, the strength, he's a good technical manager, he's very experienced and he's someone who perhaps could imbue confidence.

"Because, clearly among other things, there's a psychological problem with our players, where they seem to get to a stage with international football where they just can't cope, and that's manifest time and time again, year after year, in individual errors which you just wouldn't expect from players."