After his appointment as head of the English selection on Wednesday, Thomas Tuchel, third foreign coach in the history of the Three Lions, will not arrive on completely conquered territory next January. While the German technician said to himself “very proud of the honor” that was done to him, the BBC greeted X with his reaction with a pretty red heart. For its part, the royal family, via the account of the Prince and Princess of Wales, was already enthusiastic: “ Good luck Thomas. We are all behind you! »
Red carpet also on the side of Guardian where editorialist Jacob Steinberg assured this Wednesday morning: “Thomas Tuchel is intense but the English players will love his pure coaching”. The journalist returned in particular to the passage of the former PSG coach to Chelsea with “the image of a man who spends every minute of every day studying the tactical intricacies of the game.”
“It’s no wonder, is it also underlined, that Tuchel quickly delivered on his promise to transform Chelsea into a team no one would want to play for after inheriting a broken team in January 2021 by taking over from Frank Lampard, before winning the Champions League four months later against at Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. » For the Guardian, with “Super Tommy Tuchel, the players will find his sessions pleasant and innovative (…) and a pure-blooded coach who loves the smell of grass.”
Another tone in the columns of Daily Mail for which this Wednesday is “a dark day for England since the position of manager goes to a GERMAN… (…) Carsley (who will still be acting in November) was not the man for the job, but an English coach should have been the priority. (…) International football should be the best of us against the best of them” For the tabloid, Tuchel’s appointment is nothing more than a ” insult “.
“Should England manager be English or best for the job? This will be one of the biggest questions surrounding Tuchel’s appointment”
On its site, the BBC is more nuanced, already imagining that the choice of the Federation will appear for some “as an insult to the talent of local managers. (…) Tuchel’s arrival is a radical and significant departure from the path charted by the FA’s “DNA” mantra, delivered ten years ago by Dan Ashworth – then director of elite development – designed to establish a common philosophy across all England teams. (…) Tuchel’s taking office could offend nationalist purists who will see it as the sacrifice of principle for a quick solution in time for the 2026 World Cup.
The BBC questions and responds: “ Should the England manager be English or the best for the job? This will be one of the biggest questions surrounding Tuchel’s appointment, but no one can deny that the FA have signed one of the game’s elite figures. (…) Nationality was not an issue when the England women’s team won Euro 2020 under Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman. It was a cause for national celebration. »
