“There is one issue with England appointing Thomas Tuchel as Gareth Southgate’s successor — and it isn’t his nationality. Rather, what does it say about English coaches — in number and quality — that Tuchel was the ‘outstanding candidate’? The FA interviewed ‘approximately’10 candidates for the senior men’s head coach role, including ‘some’ English coaches. However, none have a CV that can compete with Tuchel’s. He’s won 11 trophies in a 15-year career, including the top division in Germany and France and, most notably, the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 — he was voted the world’s best club coach that year. …”
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