The signing of Thomas Tuchel as England coach is largely celebrated in the British media. The tabloid The Sun writes: “Thomas Tuchel has all the ingredients to become a typical English coach. Tactical skill, drive, energy, experience – and a tangled love life. English football should have the most explosive, dynamic, charismatic and impossibly tall and lanky coach ever who caused a sensation in the Premier League.”
Also The Independent sees the signing as positive: “The German is able to combine sophisticated modern tactics with competitive pragmatism and knows many of the players from his time at Chelsea.” Tuchel also has a close friendship with captain Harry Kane from their time together at Bayern Munich, writes the national daily newspaper.
“England must be English until the last man in the jersey”
The Daily Mirror However, he has doubts about the commitment of Tuchel, who will become the third foreign coach of the English national team after Sven-Göran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. “This means the national team will be led by a coach from England’s biggest rival, as a German takes charge for the first time,” the paper writes.
Criticism of the obligation also comes from the tabloids Daily Mail: “England must be English down to the last man in the jersey. We don’t need Thomas Tuchel, but a patriot for whom the country comes first, second and third.” The coach should be someone who was born and raised in English football culture and is familiar with the best and worst qualities of England, she says Daily Mail.
Tuchel was one of the “sweets of the market”
In Spain, Tuchel’s achievements in club football to date are being recognized. Some in the English national team even believe he can win the World Cup.
“So far he has been without a team and was one of the ‘sweets’ of the market,” writes the Spanish sports newspaper Mark. “That’s over now, because he will lead the fortunes of one of the most important countries in the world and already has one date in his sights: the 2026 World Cup.”
He’s looking in Germany Kicker to the mixed reactions from England: “Thomas Tuchel, as the media response in England has shown, will not be fully welcomed with open arms as the new national coach,” writes the sports magazine. “It’s easy to categorize, because as you can see between the lines, he’s most likely to be blamed for what he can’t influence, but what’s important to the English: he’s not English.”
The signing of Thomas Tuchel as England coach is largely celebrated in the British media. The tabloid The Sun writes: “Thomas Tuchel has all the ingredients to become a typical English coach. Tactical skill, drive, energy, experience – and a tangled love life. English football should have the most explosive, dynamic, charismatic and impossibly tall and lanky coach ever who caused a sensation in the Premier League.”
