Two of the last three England managers have been foreign with Italian Fabio Capello contracted as boss until the end of the Euro 2012 finals. He succeeded Steve McClaren who took over from Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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Adrian Bevington, the manager director of Club England, a new FA department with special responsibility for overseeing the national team, said the plan was to appoint an Englishman when Capello's tenure is over.
"That is the view in the discussions I have been involved in," Bevington told BBC radio.
"We enjoyed working with Sven-Goran Eriksson, and we have Fabio Capello in now. I think the English team should be managed by an English manager (in the future).
After a near-perfect World Cup qualifying campaign he has been strongly criticised in the English media following the side's dismal performances in South Africa and for the way he handled the news that he no longer thought David Beckham had a part to play for England in future.
"A lot of people have a very different view of Fabio Capello to the one they had before the World Cup," added Bevington.
"Our job is to support him as best we can. Maybe we can help him, and maybe now is the time to improve communications between manager and players."
