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Thomas Tuchel appointed England head coach

TH (according to VTC News) October 16, 2024 14:29

Thomas Tuchel signed an 18-month contract to lead the England team from the beginning of 2025.

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Thomas Tuchel officially leads England team from January 2025

According to Sky Sports, the English Football Association has reached an agreement with Thomas Tuchel, preparing to announce the successful appointment of the former Chelsea coach today, October 16. The British newspaper said that Tuchel's side has agreed to a contract to lead the Three Lions for a term of 18 months. He will work starting from January 1, 2025.

Coach Lee Carsley will accompany the England team in the two matches against Greece on November 14 and Ireland on November 17, before handing over the hot seat to the German coach. Thomas Tuchel will become the third foreign coach to lead the England team, after Sven-Goran Eriksson (2001-2006) and Fabio Capello (2007-2012).

The Football Association is actually considering three options: Thomas Tuchel, Pep Guardiola and Eddie Howe. However, the Spanish coach has a contract with Man City until the summer of 2025 and is not interested in a new job.

Coach Eddie Howe has made a big impression with Newcastle Utd, but he is not the right person for the FA's selection criteria. In the document announcing the recruitment of coaches, the FA requires that the coach applying must have "significant experience of English football, achieving good results in the Premier League and/or leading international competitions". Coach Eddie Howe's best achievement with Newcastle was helping the team qualify for the Champions League, but he has never won a major trophy.

Thomas Tuchel meets the FA's criteria. He has won 11 titles, including the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup (Chelsea), 2 Ligue 1s, 2 French Super Cups, 1 French Cup, 1 French League Cup (PSG), and won the German Super Cup (Dortmund) and the Bundesliga (Bayern Munich). Most importantly, coach Tuchel is free and has not had a new destination after leaving Bayern.

Under Southgate, England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and the finals of EURO 2020 and 2024 but failed to win the title. The FA hopes that Tuchel will help England end their 56-year title drought.

This is not an easy task, because in the World Cup and EURO arena, the only foreign coach who has ever won is Otto Rehhagel. The German coach helped Greece win EURO 2004. The remaining 38 championships have all been won by teams with native coaches.

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