October 18 – Premier League managers were united in their praise for Thomas Tuchel after the German’s appointment as head coach of the England national team but stressed the need for elite-level opportunities for English coaches.
The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss is just the third foreigner to take charge of England after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.
Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe and former Chelsea head coach Graham Potter were among those linked with the job which apparently involved interviews with 10 candidates. But both were overlooked.
“I think most would have liked an English coach or that’s the general feeling I get from the masses it seems. The game is diversifying all the time and he (Tuchel) certainly has got a record that justifies him getting the job,” Everton boss Sean Dyche told reporters.
“I don’t think it’s disheartening, I think it’s a reality for the modern game. Every pathway doesn’t lead to where you want it to.”
Southampton manager Russell Martin said there were many English coaches who were equally capable of doing the job.
“English managers – it’s really difficult to get the opportunity to manage in the Premier League unless you take a team there a lot of the time,” Martin said.
“Maybe English managers aren’t given enough credit or maybe they are deemed not good enough by the most important people… In terms of (Tuchel) getting the job, I think he’s a brilliant manager and will do a really good job.
“But I think it will cause a lot of interesting discussion and conversation and especially at the FA because we have a well-renowned coach education system that people come from far and wide to do, but we can’t appoint someone from that.”
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