World Cup Thomas Tuchel Named England Manager
- Thread starter SteMerritt
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Mad Dog
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1987
I would. The England manager should be English.
Enjoy the accent guys and gals
I might have missed something; what’s the issue with the accent?
Bath Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
So in 18 months Thomas Tuchel is going to win the Word Cup.
Problem. He may be the greatest manager in the world ( Not that he is ) the current crop of players are not.
Problem. He may be the greatest manager in the world ( Not that he is ) the current crop of players are not.
Steve Gilbert
Level: Steve Basham
(189 Apps, 51 Gls)
As a squad I think we certainly have enough talent where it shouldn’t be seen as out of our reach to make the World Cup final. The issue has been having a manager who can get the best out of that talent.
Players like Bellingham, Saka, Rice, Foden and Kane are some of the best players England has seen in years and also some of the best throughout Europe. Throw in players such as Palmer, Walker, Stones and Ghuei then England should most definitely be in with a shout.
The benefit of having a manager such as Tuchel is that he has experience coaching and managing big players at club level, something that many past England managers didn’t.
But a lot of the managers who have won tournament didn’t have that experience?
As Tony W said it’s a very different job than club management, we have just handed a manager with zero international experience £7.5 million for 18 months work part time to try and win the World Cup.
I would have preferred EDDIE HOWE
werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
I think like all fans we overrate our players. Saka is nippy and Foden great for Man City but Kane and Walker are ageing. As always, it'll depend on whether Tuchel can get the best out of them.
QR
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
And don't get me started again on that bloody George I.
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werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
Maybe so but there was a reason why George V changed the name of their Royal House in 1917
Steve Gilbert
Level: Steve Basham
(189 Apps, 51 Gls)
It’s a scarf and not the England flag but if it helps you make your point then fair enough.
ZeroTheHero
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
But would Eddie Howe want the job?
werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
He’s currently got a better one
ZeroTheHero
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
Exactly.
werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
I do wonder if Tuchel's short contract was given with an idea that Howe might be available in a couple of years. Howe would do all the diplomatic stuff very well and he's certainly a good manager, though I wouldn't expect he'd do better than Southgate.
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As far as I'm concerned, unless the England manager's mum squeezed him out in the centre circle at Wembley he's not English enough for me.
And conceived in the penalty area during a qualifier (not a friendly).
Aside from 2001-06 and 2008-12, you must have been thrilled with how the England team has performed since 1966.
Paul Cannell
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Q.E.D. I suppose.
Let's try again. Why in the world would anyone in their right mind mind about the coaches nationality when England's top leaque and national team coaching is dominated by European / Global tactical ideas anyway?
Sounds like you may be a little...
Mad Dog
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1987
That's why I hate watching England and the Premier league and all its minions. It's like watching paint dry. Overpriced, overrated s**t paint from the same pot.
m
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
What about fail with a German, or any other Non-English?
I mean, it's the most likely outcome after all.
It's the most likely outcome because anything less than winning the World Cup will be deemed a failure. The window for success is tiny, so fair play to him for taking it on. As has been demonstrated on here and in many other places, whoever does it and whatever they achieve, some will be dissatisfied.
Don’t really get what you are saying here? Do we have to play the WM formation of we have an English coach?
Paul Cannell
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
I don't know what "WM formation" means, but all coaches with 'huge resources' seem to play the same way. So why would an English coach make any difference?
It’s an old football formation (not even sure it’s of English origin), should probably have just said 4-4-2 as that’s as outdated nowadays.
I don’t think anyone thinks it will make much difference who is in charge, whether English or Micronesian, but I think most peoples point is that it’s international football, why is the manager any different to the players.
I think WM came from Arsenal in the 20's or something like that?
