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"WORDS BY\u00A0JAMES BENSON\nExasperation, elation, and frustration, it\u2019s been a mixed bag of emotions for England at Euro 2016. And Monday night\u2019s draw with Slovakia did little to ease the pressure on Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson.\nHe\u2019s already been warned that he faces the chop if they fail to reach the semi-finals in France, however, the result at Saint-Etienne\u2019s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard ensured that plotting a path to the last four would not be so simple.\nFailure to beat Iceland could seal the 68-year-old\u2019s fate.\nBut the question is; who would replace him?\nHere we take a look at four potential candidates to lead England\u2019s 2018 World Cup qualification bid.\n\nGARY NEVILLE\n\u00A0\nAlready installed as one of the bookies\u2019 favourites should the job become available this summer, Gary Neville would be many fans\u2019 choice to replace Hodgson.\nWell acquainted with the England set-up following his 12-year international career, coupled with time spent as part of the Three Lions backroom staff, the senior post seems like a natural progression for the former Manchester United star.\nHowever, his first foray into management ended in total failure.\nHis shock spell as Valencia boss lasted less than four months and it may be too early for the 41-year-old to lead his country.\n\nGARETH SOUTHGATE\n\u00A0\nLike Neville, former England defender Gareth Southgate has already been brought into the Three Lions fold as Under-21s boss.\nAnd this summer he coached them to glory at the prestigious Toulon Tournament; England\u2019s first win their since 1994.\nThat mid-1990\u2019s side featured the likes of Sol Campbell and Robbie Fowler and, should he be appointed as Hodgson\u2019s successor, Southgate would be expected to lead the current crop to the \u201Csuccess\u201D Campbell and co. enjoyed during their own senior careers.\nHowever, the FA may have doubts about the 45-year-old\u2019s suitability for the Wembley hotseat.\nCome on, can you really imagine him as England boss?\n\nSAM ALLARDYCE\n\u00A0\nSam Allardyce is, to all intents and purposes, your archetypal, old-school English manager.\nAnd his no-nonsense style may be just what\u2019s needed to focus the Three Lions on making the most of their international careers.\nHe might fancy the change too, given last season\u2019s torturous experience of battling the drop with long-time Premier League strugglers Sunderland.\u00A0\nHowever, despite his advancing years, the 61-year-old may not be willing to step back from the day-to-day rigmarole of leading a side through a 38-game domestic season.\nMaybe, then, a part-time role could be on offer for the Dudley-born boss?\n\nLOUIS VAN GAAL\n\u00A0\nBear with me on this one.\nYes, Louis van Gaal failed to reach the heights expected of him at Old Trafford, but there were positives to come out of his reign.\nAnd at the forefront of these was his faith in the youth.\nEngland may not be facing the overhaul that Hodgson had to deal with after the 2014 World Cup, but by 2018 the Three Lions team will look pretty different.\nSo, who better to trust with their development than a man who nurtured the likes of Andres Iniesta, Clarence Seedorf and Thomas Muller as youngsters?\nHe led a distinctly average Holland side to the semi-final stage in Brazil two years ago too, so he can\u2019t be all that bad.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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