Can Thomas Tuchel bring success to England? Should a national team have a foreign manager?| ESPN FC

ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens react to the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as England manager. Will this be a good fit for England? And can he break England’s 60 year wait for a trophy.
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[@josephajibowo-wp2rw]

Beat Pep three times in a row in 3 different competitions. He owned Pep.

[@watsoncrick3210]

But Pep is not in the World Cup 🤣

[@mensocesar]

And what happened the following season ?

[@environm3ntalist549]

He can do, it’s very possible but unlikely given the amount of luck you need and other good teams.

[@deepthrow-jn8ij]

The same question every year since 1966. No

[@ChannelEnglandFootballCEF]

The amount of hate that Gab Marcotti has for England is insane. He tries to hide it, but it is so obvious.

[@a-walpatches6460]

So ESPN and other channels now have an agenda against England, and Man Utd, and Chelsea, and Man City, and Arsenal, and Tottenham, and Liverpool, and any club outside the traditional big six in England, and Barcelona, and Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, and PSG, and every club in serie a. If anyone doesn't believe me just look at all the comments posted on videos mentioning any of those clubs from obviously highly intelligent and very knowledgeable fans.

[@victoropusunju9204]

😂

[@praveenm5723]

wait till he talks about Bayern this is nothing

[@Enzoblueblood]

As an England fan I don’t think that’s true, I think his beef is with the English media which as an English fan is understandable.

[@garyh1572]

You just can't handle truth-bombs.

[@scottipippen6554]

If i am not mistaken, no english manager has won the permiere league yet. That pretty much says it all..

[@coreydon7097]

Did Gab actually say it's not just about winning with the National Team. It seems to me that most of the people complaining about Tuchel being the England manager are the older generation who are stuck in their old ways of thinking.

[@maikbultze4809]

Tuchel is already working on selection and tactics right now. He will be prepared. German trait...

[@paulkenchington6976]

The temperature is USA and Mexico are going to be just as much a mountain to climb, as the other teams..

[@leeturton9254]

Cool shirt Jules is wearing...what club is it?...I know it's german ...1860 Munich??

[@SchoeniVGC]

yes

[@victorpg3414]

Give the job to Erik ten Hag

[@Nopasanada02]

💯

[@MultiBurger1]

😂

[@jelle5859]

Gab trying his absolute best to undermine Tuchels achievements. Brushing the ucl victory off like it’s nothing😂

[@artbychristiansen3509]

Yes, but they probably wont..

[@jonathankennedy1715]

If you want to win a final Ten Hag is your man.

[@cedarstuff]

Gab is 100% on why a "mature" nation should have a coach from their country.

[@Enzoblueblood]

@@MrMarmite5164Lee Carsley was born in Birmingham England

[@Enzoblueblood]

@@MrMarmite5164 so both Jack Grealish and Declan Rice are Irish. Got it.

[@rotheryberlin7772]

Why so negative about Tuchel. Many German Coaches are in charge of important Teams. Klopp, Rangnick, Tedesco, Flick, Nagelsmann. In the last 33 years are 25 league titles in the Bundesliga by German coaches. In 33 years of the Prem not an english. Tell me one english to be in charge for England, Eddi Howe ?

[@christianloher150]

What you wearing 1860 München jersey?!😂

[@emitula10]

Yes

[@joezhou4356]

Just watch UK press jump on him if they are off to a slow start.

[@alvanj.kingston9556]

No!

[@darkstarr2321]

Honestly, just appointed a new manager and these type of videos then come out

[@BlissLovePeace]

Well, Uli Hoeneß is on record saying “Tuchel was a complete catastrophe” … It seems to me that Chelsea was an outlier … I guess it has to be seen …

[@jelle5859]

Was Chelsea the outlier, or was Bayern the outlier? Seems like they still love him at Mainz and Dortmund, and he’s PSG’s best ever manager

[@BlissLovePeace]

​@@jelle5859Last time I checked even at Chelsea he was fired and at Dortmund he had major fallouts not only with Watzke, but with Zora and Mislintat as well. And despite PSGs best season, he was let go there too. And again, Hoeneß saying that he was a complete disaster has some gravitas.

[@jelle5859]

@@BlissLovePeace Ancelotti was fired everywhere as well, it’s part of the job

[@BlissLovePeace]

@@jelle5859 that is true ... but Ancelotti is not known to be a 'difficult' character ... Tuchel is ...

[@jelle5859]

@@BlissLovePeace Time will tell. I would argue that Tuchel was successful and popular among the fans everywhere except at Bayern. Getting fired doesn't mean that your tenure wasn't succesful

[@DanielDavis-w3u]

The point is it is nation against nation. You can't buy in foreign footballers to play for your country, you have to make best of what you have. In this way, to me, it makes it more interesting, and in some ways ir rejects the money side of club football, ie, players just thinking about the paycheck. So, for some, buying in/importing a foreign manager undermines this. Kinda like cheating.

[@flynngoodwo]

Yes! World Cup 2026 win for England is certain now that they have Thomas Tuchel.. England are back!

[@T3hu7p6a1c]

England is not winning anything 😂😂😂 no coach is taking those overrated players to anything. In 2018 England barely squeezed by in penalties vs a Colombia without James Rodriguez. In 2022 they had a easy af group - couldn't beat 🇺🇸 😂😂 and out in quarters with a prime Kane.

[@billybobthornton9668]

@T3hu7p6a1c Such bad reasoning 🤦 Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia and won 2022, so drawing with a better US team isn't a good reason to argue against England. Additionally, losing to France, who could easily have won the final, makes a quarter final defeat to them in a very close game a more forgivable result than just dismissing it as a quarter final defeat. Plenty of reasons to argue against England, but the reasons you've given are a bit silly 😅

[@tatiabril-k4h]

sure, and i can marry Sydney Sweeney

[@JackSmith-g1m]

Lol your all sad

[@dhirshg]

2026 is going to be the toughest, longest, biggest and most unpredictable world cup - good luck to Tuchel in even qualifying. England didn't make it to the last USA WC lol. In short...NO!

[@wb6360]

England will qualify because they will be in an easy qualification group and an easy group at the World Cup. They won’t win because Spain, Argentina, Germany, France, Portugal and Italy (assuming they qualify) will get in the way.