ALEX FERGUSON, Arsene Wenger or Jose Mourinho in the England dug-out?

I just can’t see it happening.

Stuart Pearce and Glenn Hoddle have been staking their claims.

But Harry Redknapp remains the man for the top job in my eyes.

I know Tottenham have come out fighting, and given the job Rednapp has done there, why wouldn’t they?

He’s turned them from a top-10 team into one challenging for Champions League action.

Now chairman Daniel Levy is said to have offered a new contract and a £50m transfer kitty in order to maintain the progress made over the last few years.

Losing Harry would be tough on Tottenham, who would have to go out and find a replacement.

But I still believe England will win the battle, and like a reported 95% of fans, I would love to see him take the post.

I know people question his tactical awareness and point to the fact that he doesn’t have many trophies to his name.

But fans of Bournemouth, West Ham, Portsmouth and Spurs all love him.

Harry will have a coaching team around him, and his real skill is in man-management, bringing the best out of the players at his disposal.

In these days of mega salaries, that’s not always easy, but Harry has a huge amount of experience in dealing with all kinds of players and their representatives, and I think he has the widespread respect that is required.

He also has the ability to deal with the media while not being afraid to speak his own mind.

He ticks all the boxes, and hopefully he’ll be the man in the hot seat for Euro 2012.

HATS off to Lionel Messi after his mesmerising five-goal show for Barcelona against Leverkusen in the Champions League.

The diminutive Argentinian ace is undoubtedly the diamond in a team of sparkling players at the Nou Camp.

I keep thinking back to the way they toyed with Manchester United in last season’s Champions League final.

However much it hurt to see one of our own sides defeated, you have to admire the way Pep Guardiola’s side play the game.

They are a treat to watch, and their rivalry with Real Madrid adds an intriguing twist.

Messi’s latest super show has sparked the old debate of how he compares with the game’s other greats like Di Stefano, Pele and Maradona.

It was interesting to hear his national coach Alejandro Sabella claim Messi is the greatest.

"For Messi, we must invent a new adjective," he said.

For me, there’s little doubt he is the best player of this generation, but of all time?

It’s a tough debate at the best of times because you will never be able to see the contenders playing against each other.

I never saw Di Stefano, and my knowledge of Pele comes from old footage of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

Maradona had his flaws, but there was no doubting his genius, and like Pele, he was a World Cup winner.

Messi, on the left of the picture, has yet to really star on the world stage, although I think there’s a decent argument that should Barcelona be allowed to take part, they would have a good chance of winning it.

It seems that when playing for Argentina, he doesn’t have quite the quality of teammate he has at club level.

But I believe he still has to do the business at the very top end of the game if he is to put himself alongside the accepted greats.

At 24, he still has time on his side, so roll on Brazil 2014!