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Betfair presents Heated Exchange - a showdown between Betfair's Alex Boyes and James Mackie on all of football's burning questions throughout the seeason...

Betfair's Alex Boyes and James Mackie answer all the burning football questions in our new feature, Heated Exchange!

Passionate, informed and able to make their arguments in quick-fire rounds, Alex and James are both persuasive.

There are no easy answers to the football questions they tackle which is why the exchange gets heated.

This bitesizeshow from Betfair is essential viewing so watch our experts kick-off the series below, as they take on a long-standing question about the England national team that is back on the agenda at the start of a new era.

Round 1 -  Should the England manager always be English?

A new England era is starting under Thomas Tuchel, the German who quickly steered Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2021. His brief from the FA is simple: win the 2026 World Cup.  If Tuchel is successful, England fans will be ecstatic, but the question remains - should the England manager be English or is it ok to appoint a foreign manager if they are the best candidate for the job?

In the first round of Betfair's Heated Exchange on Football, Alex Boyes and James Mackie go head to head to argue from both sides of the debate.

Watch the video, as Alex says that there is something special about the manager coming from the same country as the players and fans, while James asks, don't you just want to win?

Watch and decide who won round one of Betfair's Heated Exchange.