Also, Tim Vickery made a good point the other night. He is going into this job with the knowledge that he wasn't first choice but also the worry that he is in line to be replaced by Scolari who has recently returned to Brazil. The fact that the Brazilian national team is set to have a 'rethink' there will be much more younger players coming through and the results will suffer at the start, exacerbating the Scolari issue.
He has a hard job on his hands.