Eddie Howe: Newcastle manager was not interviewed for England job

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe says he was not contacted by the Football Association during their recent hunt for a new England manager.The FA on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Thomas Tuchel, with chief executive Mark Bullingham saying they “interviewed approximately 10 people” including “some English candidates”.Howe, one of only three English managers currently in the Premier League, confirmed on Friday he was not among them.Asked if he was interviewed for the England job, he said: “I was not. There was no contact from the FA.”Questioned on whether this bothered him, Howe said: “England have to do what is right for them and only they will know the processes they have gone through and the decisions they have made. I am certainly not the type of person that is going to analyse that.”For me, it’s about Newcastle and trying to win games and it’s hard enough to do that if you are 100% focused, and I will always remain that way to my work. If you drop your levels, then the…