Thomas Tuchel has made a reappearance on the grand stage of football. The former coach of FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund has been appointed as the head coach of a national team for the first time, creating mixed responses in the homeland of football, England.
The “Sun” remarks that Tuchel holds all prerequisites to become a quintessential English coach, citing his tactical prowess, vigor, experience, and complicated love life. The English football community should welcome back the most explosive, dynamic, and charming coach that the Premier League has ever seen.
“Independent” recognizes the German’s ability to blend sophisticated modern tactics with practical competition-ready pragmatism. He is familiar with many players from his time at Chelsea and shares a close friendship with Captain Harry Kane from their shared spell at Bayern Munich.
“Daily Mail” asserts that England should be English down to the last man in the jersey. We don’t need Thomas Tuchel, but a patriot who places the country first. The coach should be someone born and raised in the country’s football culture, someone acquainted with our nation’s best and worst traits.
“Mirror” comments that the national team is now led by a coach from England’s biggest rival, as a German takes charge for the first time.
“Marca” reports that Tuchel, once a free agent and one of the market “candies”, now steps up to guide one of the world’s most important nations, setting his sights on the 2026 Football World Cup.
“As” proclaims that Tuchel outranks Guardiola in England. “Blick” similarly reports the significant news of Tuchel taking over the England national team. On the other hand, “La Gazzetta Dello Sport” positions Tuchel as the third foreigner after Eriksson and Capello to take over. The new coach meets the profile of a “world-class coach who has won trophies,” as his successor Lee Carsley described him after the 3:1 victory in the Nations League against Finland last Sunday.