Last week, the FA appointed former Bayern and Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, to be England manager from January 1st next year on an 18th month contract, taking him to the end of the World Cup in the US.
This caused the Daily (Hate) Mail to lose their shit: "Its a dark day for England as the managers job goes to a GERMAN."
As if his nationality is an issue.
If we were to ask the Daily Mail which English manager or coach should have been appointed, I guess they would say Harry Redknapp or Same Alladyce. Truth is there is a darth of top flight English coaches, the one there is, Eddy Howe at Newcastle, his club made it clear they would not welcome an approach for Howe. Former Brighton and Chelsea Manager, Graham Potter, who replaced Tuchel as manager at Chelsea in 2022, has not worked since being sacked six months later.
There are other reasons to be concerned about the appointment: that Tuchel has clashes with those in charge of the club he is managing, usually in under two years. So, an 18 month contract makes sense. Kinda. How he will deal with the blazer wearing FA committees is another matter. But is is a top flight coach, who in six months after taking over from Frank Lampard at Chelsea with the club in the lower half of the Premier League,lead Cheslea to winning the Champions League the same season.
His ability to coach and improve players should not be over-estimated.
If nothing else, it should be entertaining.
And fuck the Daily Mail.
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