Ex-England caretaker boss and Leicester manager Peter Taylor lends Portsmouth coaching assistance

The former caretaker England boss was today at their Copnor Road training base overseeing the Blues players.

A long-time friend of Jackett, the 67-year-old’s last managerial position was at Dagenham & Redbridge, before his dismissal in December 2019.

Now Taylor has been asked to contribute to Pompey on an irregular basis, with no contract in place.

The arrangement is similar to the one which saw Stuart Pearce take coaching sessions on occasions during the last few years.

Following Pearce’s August return to West Ham to be part of David Moyes’ coaching team, Jackett has instead sought help from Taylor.

Like Pearce, Taylor is a hugely respected coach in the game, while has managed 15 clubs, including Leicester, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Hull and Bradford.

He has also overseen England at under-21s (two spells) and under-20s, while, in November 2000, took the full England side for a match against Italy on a caretaker basis.

At the time, Taylor was Leicester boss, and blooded under-21 players Rio Ferdinand, Gareth Barry and Emile Heskey, while handed he captaincy to David Beckham for the first time.

Jackett already has assistant boss Joe Gallen and first-team coach Jake Wigley on his Fratton Park coaching staff.

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