Thomas Tuchel to be announced as the next England manager as Three Lions make massive statement
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The German manager, 51, previously managed Chelsea - where he won the Champions League in his first season - but has been without a job since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season.
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Hide AdWith an official unveiling now expected later this week, Tuchel will become England’s first German-born manager, and the third non-English manager to take the reins of the Three Lions. It comes after interim boss Lee Carsley teased that England needed a “world-class coach who has won trophies” after England’s 3-1 win over Finland last weekend.
Tuchel had been linked with the Manchester United job, should Erik ten Hag have been sacked, but those rumours were never confirmed by any official sources.
Posting on X, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano said: “Thomas Tuchel has completed the agreement to become new England manager. Terms agreed, contract set to be signed with an official statement expected soon.
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Hide Ad“Tuchel opened doors to England job in July and it’s now a done deal.”
Reports earlier this afternoon from the PA News Agency suggested that Tuchel was in “advanced talks” with the FA to take the job.
Analysis - what does this mean for England?
First and foremost, this is a tremendous coup for England. Thomas Tuchel is a superb manager, and has won trophies pretty much everywhere he’s gone - including domestic titles at Bayern Munich and PSG.
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Hide AdHis tactics are also very fluid; at Chelsea, he dominated the Champions League by playing a three-at-the-back (typically a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2) which gave attacking full-backs the chance to get up the pitch and contribute more. This would obviously suit players like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker, who thrive in this sort of system.
But his approach is a pragmatic one, too, with the German rarely sticking to just one starting XI or a rigid formation. For example, in the Champions League last season, he lined up his Bayern Munich side in a 4-4-2 against Real Madrid, with one sole purpose - crowding Jude Bellingham out of the game. If it weren’t for Kim Min Jae’s mistakes, Bayern would have cruised to victory that night.
All this said and done means that Tuchel will do whatever it takes with England to get the job done; that job being to win trophies. Southgate brought the Three Lions to the brink of glory... now fans will be optimistic that Thomas Tuchel is the man to finally take us over the finish line.
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