For the third time in its history, England opts for a foreign coach

For the third time in its history, England opts for a foreign coach

The German coach Thomas Tuchel became the new technical director of the national team Englandthus winning the fight against the Spanish Pep Guardiolawho was considered the main candidate to remain in charge of the technical leadership of the “Three Lions”.

According to the English newspaper The Times, the English Federation reached a “lightning” agreement for the German to take over from interim coach Lee Carsley, who took over after the departure of Gareth Southgate.

With this deal, the German became the third foreign technical director in the history of “La Rosa”, the short list includes the Swede Sven Göran Eriksson (2001-2006) and the Italian Fabio Capello (2007-2012).

Tuchel has extensive experience in charge of prestigious teams that are within the “Five Big Leagues” (Spain, Germany, France, England and Italy), the most notable teams being: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Chelsea.

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During his time in the London team, the European achieved the most important achievement of his entire career as a coach, the Champions League. Obtaining “La Orejona” in the 2020/2021 edition (pandemic) was the title that allowed him to obtain the award for Best Coach in the World.

In that iconic final, Tuchel’s Chelsea defeated Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 1-0, the conversion that sealed the match was made by attacking midfielder Kai Havertz.

However, the strange sporting results he obtained with the English team sent him to Bayern Munich, where he won the German championship in the 2022/2023 season. But the demands of Germany’s most important cast were not met and the club decided to end their relationship.

The German will have another opportunity to demonstrate that he has the ability to generate an impressive strategic display on the playing fields. This time, at the international level.

Source: Ambito

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