Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as the next manager of the England national football team, to take over from the hapless and seemingly confused Lee Carsley. The 51-year-old German will be given an 18-month contract and will assume his duties in January 2025, in good time to get to work on the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup (which begin in March).
This is good news for England fans. Isn’t it? Tuchel is one of the top ranked coaches in the world and probably the best qualified man available (assuming Pep Guardiola was the pipe dream most assume it to have been). Tuchel has actually won stuff – like the Champions League at Chelsea – and served at multiple top clubs. He’s a former Uefa men’s coach of the year.
The whole concept of international sport is, by definition, discriminatory
A tactical whizz apparently, Tuchel knows most of the players, speaks English and, unlike England’s incumbent manager, actually seems to want the job.
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