Sam Allardyce is a great manager when you're trying to avoid relegation, but not the right choice to be the new England boss, according to ex-Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant.
Pennant, who earned 24 caps for the England Under-21 side, was a Euro 2016 television pundit in Singapore where he's playing for S.League side, Tampines Rovers.
"If you want to stay in the league, [Sam's] the man you want, but for the national team?" he told ESPN FC.
"We didn't do too well in the Euros. It was a bit dull so you need someone more attacking, more outplaying [the other teams], more outrageous, really."
Pennant was on the TV studio couch when England were knocked out in the Round of 16 at Euro 2016 by underdogs Iceland on June 27, leading to Roy Hodgson's resignation. Current Sunderland boss Allardyce, known for his pragmatic approach with clubs like Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, is considered a front runner for the vacant position.
Pennant, who made almost 200 appearances in the Premier League and La Liga, believes that the Three Lions lacked a cohesive plan in France and need to re-evaluate their approach for future tournaments, including the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
"I think they need to get a technical and attacking coach rather than your Roy Hodgsons, who likes to play defensively," Pennant said.
"We need someone like a Pep Guardiola or [Jose] Mourinho. We need someone like that who's a tactician to push English football a bit further."
33-year-old Pennant was an unused substitute as Tampines moved through to the semifinals of the Singapore League Cup with a 3-0 victory over Warriors FC on Sunday night. The attacker has an Achilles tendon injury and isn't likely to return to the starting lineup for another week.
Playing mostly in a free role, he's scored five goals in 16 S.League appearances this season and helped Tampines advance to the quarterfinals of the AFC Cup. They will face India's Bengaluru FC over two legs in September.
Under new coach Akbar Nawas -- the former assistant took over when V. Sundramoorthy became national boss -- Tampines have strung together eight victories in a row in all competitions since the start of June.
"I'm enjoying it," Pennant reflected on his first six months in Singapore. "The team is really gelling and playing well.
"[Akbar] saw the talent when Sundram was there, he saw what our strengths were and he's playing to that and now we're getting the benefits.
"Now we've got to continue and close down on Albirex for the league."
Tampines are second on the S.League table, four points behind Japanese outfit Albirex Niigata (S). Pennant, who also played for Arsenal, Birmingham City and Stoke City in the Premier League, added that he would be "100 percent" fit when his side face Geylang International in their next S.League game on Aug. 4.