Two Liverpool legends lined up for managerial return as they go toe-to-toe for same international job
Robbie Fowler's wandering dugout career could take a surprise twist two years after his last job in Saudi Arabia.
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Robbie Fowler has reportedly applied to become the new manager of the Indian national team
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Fowler is a Premier League legend, scoring 128 goals for Liverpool across two spells
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Former Liverpool and Leeds forward Harry Kewell has also reportedly applied for the same job
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Premier League icon Fowler is eyeing a return to
India
after his spell at East Bengal between 2020-2021.
The former Anfield
striker
is yet to last more than a year in the four club's he's managed.
Fowler, 50, has applied to become the new gaffer of the Indian national team, who are ranked 133rd in the
Fifa
rankings.
And according to the
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The report complained about the lack of high-quality and big-name candidates being linked.
Fowler and Kewell played with each other for two seasons at Leeds, before Kewell joined Liverpool in 2003 and Fowler returned to the club for a second stint in 2006.
Kewell, 46, enjoys a slight edge on Fowler's managerial career, after taking the reigns at Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Yokohama.
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Like Fowler, Kewell has rarely stayed in a job longer than a year, with his longest spell coming at Crawley Town where he managed just 57 games.
The shortest was a seven-game stint at Barnet in 2021.
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The Aussie has also spent time as first team coach at
Celtic
, first under Ange Postecoglou and then briefly under
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Meanwhile, Fowler first managed Muangthong United where he ended his playing career in 2011.
After seven years away, Fowler was hired by Australian side Brisbane Roar, before leaving during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He later took over at East Bengal in 2020, managing just three wins from 20 matches before a four month stint at Al-Qadsiah.
India face a difficult task to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup, needing to win their final four games in qualifying to stand any chance of topping their qualifying group.
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Kewell is also named as a contender for the India job
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