Reacting To Tuchel As England Manager | Emergency Episode

[@dabisset7900]

Bloody hell Gary and Alan really sounding dinosaurs here imo. You can’t possibly think Carsley is the better appointment just because he’s English. With Tuchel in the dug out, for the first time in my life, I have genuine belief in the national team.

[@markthacker9975]

Best thing is, Carsley isn’t even English, he’s Irish so we’d still be hiring a foreign manager

[@hughtube5154]

But would you have been excited for Capello, who won even more than Tuchel?

[@paulduncan789]

I don't think anybody is saying that an English manager would necessarily be "better" than a foreign one. They are talking more about the spirit of international football. Being the best one country has to offer vs the best that another has to offer.

[@neildean7515]

Carsley;,Hes won a world cup…!!! World class?

[@Traveltheworld1818.]

CAPELLO ,GORAN ERIKSSON. now Tuchel...Capello is Italian and Eriksson was Swedish..THE PROBLEM WITH Tuchel is that He is GERMAN.. The English nd Germans are best friends, how is it a problem 😅

[@jonminson5770]

I think this might just be the most sensible appointment I've ever seen the FA make in my 40+ years of watching England. Who's going to care what nationality he is when he's holding silverware? It also maybe shows that they're brave enough to admit that the whole St George's park set-up hasn't had enough time to work yet. Instead of blindly pushing forward with the whole "Only English Pathway"

[@billybobthornton9668]

@jonminson5770 Agreed. Job comes too soon for Carsley and the timing's wrong to get Howe because it would cost a bomb to get him out of Newcastle and he's still not as experienced/successful as Tuchel. Hopefully having an elite manager will also level up the St George's Park setup in terms of the tactical thinking and experience he can share with the rest of the coaching staff. It could be the case that this helps accelerate that development rather than hamper it.......although given Tuchel's history there's also a good chance it all ends in a meltdown 😝

[@CosmicBrain21]

100%. It’s a fantastic appointment, I don’t see the relevancy of nationality of the manager.

[@hyywe240]

Capello? A world class manager who was out of a job coming to take over england? That wasn't 40+ years ago

[@MattOnTheMac21]

Nah England manager should be English

[@NiceTravel337]

The guy is bad coach what are u on

[@jayfreedom]

Carsley is a genius. Puts all of the number 10s in to show Tuchel that they cant all play in the same team. Genius.

[@BAD3GG]

It's so bad it's good

[@abdulrahmanalsultan2871]

Saka will be LB and palmer RW, and phoden coming off the bench and bellingham in the 10

[@10from10]

Full of Number 10 s not really the problem if there is somebody or more to assist to.

[@rohithraman6488]

4D chess

[@The1Mustache3]

FODEN SHOULD BE THE 10. Bellingham the 8 Or 6​@@abdulrahmanalsultan2871

[@jpquinn1989]

The British rag papers won’t be able to contain themselves if this goes wrong.

[@johnbarry1965]

You can imagine the silly puns and daft World War 2 references and pictures!!

[@MarkSiosal]

They pander to as many ppl as possible so it won't say much about the English fans if they go down the xenophobic route.

[@Thisandthat8908]

under which possible circumstances would the ever anyway?

[@mro9608]

Do they still sell those?

[@brokenwarrior895]

I think they won't be able to contain themselves even now.....i think a few will always be on his back so they can look back if it doesn't work out and have the ability to claim they have been saying it all along.

[@anndevries8267]

Garry referring to the foreign managers “neither won us the trophies”. Neither did any of the English ones since 1966.

[@TheManOnTheRail]

Whole different method of qualifying for tournaments and progressing at tournaments.

[@stevescourou8006]

I haven't watched the video completely yet, however does he mention the nationality of the womens team who has won things?

[@moreish7193]

@@stevescourou8006pretty irrelevant to be honest

[@Ben-il3oc]

Seriously, English managers had decades to get it done.

[@ZeekoRamen]

Sven and Capello would've won something with that England squad. FA have finally made a good appointment but people are mad because he's German. Ignoring the fact he's a champions league winner and league winner.

[@charlievale6582]

Genuinely disgusting that after 60 years of being trophyless, generations of people supporting their nation with pride and without silverware, we still have a media toxic and misshapen enough to try and smear and smudge a world class, champions league winning manager arriving to the dugout. Where do we get this ego? Have faith and support him as he arrives, his passport doesn’t matter in the slightest. It didn’t with Sven, it didn’t with Fabio. We’ve gone and got the best man for the job and that’s a damn sight better than Roy Hodgson who we’ve seen in the past! CMON ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@joggle0]

No manager has ever won the World Cup when not from their teams nation. I think history is against us here. (Same for Euros excl. Greece)

[@IFCGaming]

Funnily enough, Germans dont need a passport. Just an ID card. You know, free travel and all.. Ok that was an absoluetly unnecessary jab for an actually well argued comment, I apologise :D

[@markthorley9511]

Yeah sven and capello tell me again what they did for the England team ?

[@IFCGaming]

@@joggle0 and that one time the coach was German, sooo 👀

[@halcalaquende9952]

​@@joggle0 Greece won with a german manager

[@Barbariansdagger]

Having the crop of players England has right now should not be ruined by mediocre English managers. This crop of players need a trophy.

[@Tjpcougar]

Tuchel best option out there, who cares if he’s German if he wins us the World Cup

[@olivertrewavas5465]

Tuchel won't care either. Germans care about the 🇳🇱 rivalry, not one with England

[@andrewsteer8860]

He’ll have fallen out with everyone long before he makes it to any World Cup!

[@GIBBO4182]

He really is the best available guy right now

[@Allwin-lz6yj]

@@olivertrewavas5465exactly they care about their neighbours and Italy

[@dicaniowhu]

I reckon Brazil, Argentina, France and Italy supporters would care if they appointed a foreign manager. I don't have an issue with it but it's a sad reflection of English football.

[@MRT1601]

He’s not been hired to rescue and rebuild the national team, that work has already been done. He’s been hired to navigate 8 games and win the World Cup. Tuchel is a coach who can get you over the line and that’s where England are at, timing is everything and The FA couldn’t risk a weak appointment while the opportunity to win something is possible.

[@matiasescobar8730]

In addition, other top-level teams will not be at their best for the World Cup, as Argentina will no longer have Messi, France is in a state of uncertainty, Spain has not yet reached its full potential, Germany is rebuilding, but the more time passes, the less chance there will be for England to win anything.

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

a world cup is incredibly hard to win. not only the coach has to function, the players also, luck has to be there in the right moment ( because "the moment" where you need it will most likely come in such a long tournament). id practise penalties a lot ( a tip from a german xD). also, as a german, i would never expect a world cup. just let it go and it will come.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

​​@@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649Absolutely spot on about not thinking about a world cup! It adds to much psychological pressure imo and it was imo something Gareth Southgate at the start of his term I feel did really well a in instilling into his players..

[@brianoverton7464]

We've hired someone that is Known for falling out with players over trivial things and causing unrest within the squads he's managed, has a big ego, failed at Bayern and that's a tough one to manage on itself, I hope I'm wrong but not filled with confidence at all tbh

[@RussellGeorge67]

That's spot on mate.

[@Huncholini]

Let's remember that the Lioness' won the Euros before us with a Dutch manager but we weren't complaining then 😭

[@jamesmilligan2797]

Dutch are not our arch rivals, we didnt have 2 WWs v the Dutch, & noone cares about womens football

[@ELCNUmorFnaMehT]

Exactly! The crying from the media that the men's team didn't get an English manager is pathetic

[@Stringer13ell]

I can't remember that

[@danielwalker3813]

If the FA appointment Guardiola, no one would be crying out saying "The England manager should be english". But because Tuchel isn't as successful as Guardiola and German , most people are up in arms. Pathetic really

[@affalaffaa]

Same was said about Sven and Cappello by some people. Nothing is ever going to make everyone happy. Such is life.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

​@@affalaffaaThey were not bad coaches far from it and as recently come out it was actually the players under them that were the problem with their club rivalries.

[@affalaffaa]

@@Theemptythroneistaken Yeah I know.

[@dwayenway]

The english arrogance.... why on earth should pep do this shitty job?

[@criticalmass3829]

Thats simply because Pep is a way better and more successful manager than Tuchel, nothing to do with being German. Id have rather had Klopp and hes German.

[@vinbeeful]

Tuchel is the best manager currently available for the job. I find the English mentality of serial mediocrity so bizarre, people would rather an English manager who has no chance of winning us any silverware but he 'gives it a go' rather than have a foreign manager with a proven track record. Tuchel is one of if not the best tournament manager in the world, it's a fantastic appointment

[@brianoverton7464]

We've hired someone that is Known for falling out with players over trivial things and causing unrest within the squads he's managed, has a big ego, failed at Bayern and that's a tough one to manage on itself, I hope I'm wrong but not filled with confidence at all tbh, not as fantastic as you're making it out to be although I applaud your sense of optimism 🙌🏻

[@NigelHyphenJones]

@@brianoverton7464 🤡 We’ve hired someone who won the Champions League 3 years ago….. hush yer mouth naysayer 🙊

[@Sonderborg75]

A German coach, Sepp Piontek, changed Danish football from being only amateur level to professional back in 1979 until 1990. His changes and vision was definitely behind us winning the Euros in 92. And even if we Danes never really liked the Germans (too many lost wars 😂), we ended up loving Sepp, who still lives in Denmark this day. Tuchel’s hardest challenge coming in will be making all these great individuals working together as a united team. And maybe it will be good to have a manager without an obvious connection to his hometown club like any English manager would have.

[@SUNXV1]

No English managers are good enough for the job as England manager, and none of them have a proven winning track record. It is not hard to work out why the FA went for Tuchel.

[@hamiltonb.8468]

Greece appointed a German coach and went on to win the 2004 Euros. Scolari, a Brazilian, managed Portugal to a Euro final and World cup Semi. Hiddink managed South Korea to a World cup semi. Sven getting England to beat Germany 1:5 will forever be remembered. So a foreign manager can certainly work and I wish Tuchel well.

[@Traveltheworld1818.]

CAPELLO ,GORAN ERIKSSON. now Tuchel...Capello is Italian and Eriksson was Swedish..THE PROBLEM WITH Tuchel is that He is GERMAN.. The English nd Germans are best friends, how is it a problem 😅

[@joggle0]

I would argue they all underachieved. Southgate took England further than the achievements you referenced above

[@IFCGaming]

In fairness, the German coach of Greece was Rehagel. Arguably, and I know this will come as a shock for English football fans, the best manager that the game has ever seen. I mean he won the Euros with fuckin Greece!

[@halcalaquende9952]

​@@joggle0Southgate achieved lucky draws with one of the greatest generations of english talents ever. Against proper opposition get got schooled every time

[@joggle0]

@@IFCGaming fair point too. This England side should be better than Greece. If Greece or Nigerian hire a foreign manager, I think it’s more understandable

[@cabhan]

the gerrard at villa revisionism is absolutely horrific here. he did not have "1 bad spell and then was out" he had one good spell (aka his new manager bounce) and was either wholly underwhelming or completely fucking inept despite getting pretty heavily backed in the transfer market and having had a lot of confidence behind him. he was a tactical disaster once beale left and sacking him for unai is one of the best decisions a prem team has made in the past decade

[@joeycusack8314]

Terrible manager. Did nothing after Villa.

[@ottawasenspb]

The fact Unai immediately drags them from the relegation zone and qualifies for Europe should say enough. TBH Alan is the only one who seems like he's actually watched the Villa play for 90 minutes

[@hughtube5154]

Unfortunately, Gerrard, Lampard, and Shearer all said the same thing as managers: "The players need to work harder." If that's the peak of their problem-solving ability it's no wonder their careers have tanked.

[@geraldbutler5484]

Gerrard also sacked Mings, the players player, as captain. The football Villa played was turgid and uninspiring.

[@awab1234able]

Just made a similar point now. Gerrard is so good he is now managing in Saudi

[@tccandler]

"England's most talented group of players." -- Every England fan, every single year, since the mid-1980's.

[@semicolonenthusiast1354]

It's always a golden generation!

[@errol1935]

I learned today that it costs £15,000 to do all your licenses up to Pro level. It’s not even 10% that cost to do them in other major European countries. We need to talk about that, because essentially the FA are severely restricting the amount of people coming into coaching

[@marlonblade007]

Only learned that today. Couldn't believe it 😮

[@roman369]

So Lampard had Chelsea 10th in the League in January. Tuchel came in and won the Champions League 4 months later with the same squad. Gerard had Villa close to the relegation places. Emery came in and got the same squad into Europe. The big story today is the closed 1960s view of the English media. That means you blokes and Carragher and Neville. If you guys want an English coach, go out and win something then apply.

[@NigelHyphenJones]

You know that…. major trophies 🏆 speak volumes…. not cheap neg talk

[@Delboy0]

I remember Vialli in his book said he noticed something about English football that not many people mention. He said in English football there wasn’t the class diversity that was in Italy or in other European countries. In Italy there were players from upper classes, middle classes and working class because football was very lucrative in Italy. In England wages were kept very low until the Premier League due to the maximum wage and the TV money being shared between all 4 divisions until 1992. This made football unattractive to working class people with a good formal question, middle class people and upper class people as they had the education to find more lucrative careers in other fields. So for 100 years only the least educated English people were in football. This created an anti-academic anti-intellectual culture in English football, where you call another player gay for reading a broadsheet newspaper and you have generation of generation of players who become coaches with out academic or formal good education to be a manager in the most sophisticated data analysis coaching today. Guardiola was working with a nuclear physicist from Harvard to better coach the movement of players. How is a former English pro-with 2 GCSEs going to compete with that? It is changing because as the wages caught up with the top clubs in Europe, you are now seeing more middle class players in the English game like Bamford, Ward-Prowse, Tyrone Mings and Eric Dier and more highly educated working class players like Saka, Lookman, Hudson-odoi and Danny Welbeck, but it takes more than few generations to change 100 year culture of anti-intellectualism in English football.

[@HB2K-h8m]

Same changes in management. The younger English coaches do degrees, even post graduate degrees when they start their careers. Things are changing. Still very strong anti middle class bias in English football though.

[@scoggers1628]

@@HB2K-h8m Interesting to note that there's still a noticeable class divide between football and rugby, both in schools and in some towns and cities. I wonder if that's the case in other countries where football is the most popular sport?

[@Delboy0]

@@scoggers1628 Well in England at the start of of 20th you had sport divided into class. The amateur sports like Rugby Union, Cricket and athletics were predominantly upper and middle class and the paid professional sports of football, rugby league, boxing were working class. Other countries didn’t have that divide, especially in football in Europe , where they had no maximum wage like England, keeping footballer salaries very low. That meant salaries footballers in Europe were higher and attractive to highly educated working class, middle class and upper class and you have more education people in football in Europe, you create a more intellectual and academic approach to football and tactics and that history has created an environment where better coaches can be produced. If wages were not much higher for footballers than the average man, there was no incentive for educated working class, middle classes and upper classes to play football and use their education in another field. This creates a dumbed down football culture were an academic and intellectual approach to football was distrusted and even mocked and this has produced English coaches without the academic skills to coach in this modern era of football to a high level.

[@cicstommy]

@@scoggers1628 As someone who attended an English private school during the mid-90s I can confirm that sports like football, basketball and boxing were very much looked down upon in favour of sports such as rugby, hockey and cricket.

[@willdobson7351]

Footballs were banned at my private school. So we played with tennis balls instead.

[@generichuman2044]

Finally, the FA have made an exciting appointment. Whether it works out or not, I am just happy to be looking forward to England games and big tournaments rather than dreading it. Let's give him our support and see what happens

[@Jaxxx365]

Why with the men’s team is it such a problem in the media but the women’s coach who won isn’t English and is hailed? Makes zero sense

[@romanoonamor7690]

Because nobody cares about women's football

[@Jaxxx365]

@@romanoonamor7690 but the media hailed her and the squad. Seen loads about how good she’s been etc. end of the day we haven’t produced anywhere near good enough coaches in this country for the calibre of the job and squad at hand

[@passdaboof]

Cus no one cares

[@tonymorph3672]

The men’s team means something. Nobody is invested in the women’s team so the media just pat them on the head.

[@Stringer13ell]

​​@Jaxxx365 because the media are the ones falsely elevating women's football. It shows you they don't truly care about it that they won't hold it to the same standard. Just the ESG

[@chrisphammond]

"Gerrard's first bad patch and he is out" - his bad patch was the best part of 12 months, he had Villa in a relegation fight, made a vanity signing in Coutinho, Emery with the same players has Villa in Europe. Gerrard's European campaign would have been getting Villa playing away at Swansea

[@dublin7]

What is with always wanting an English manager? It hasn't worked for England since Sir Alf Ramsey in 1966! Eddie Howe is a good manager, no international experience and hasn't won any real trophies, Graham Potter, hasn't won anything, Sean Dyche, Rob Edwards, Gary O'Neill, Michael Carrick etc.. Having someone like Tuchel who has won a champions league with Chelsea, won the league with PSG and Bayern Munich and won the German Cup with Dortmund, that is better pedigree. Yes it isn't Pep but its significantly better than Southgate.

[@Nicholas-w7q]

Possibly a mark of the man was when Chelsea was put up for sale, He was a class act dealing with the media and keeping the football side on an even keel. Not ideal another foreign manager but he’ll give it his best shot

[@Mayberrino]

The obsession with the England manager being English really pisses me off. Yes it’s nice to be patriotic but that on its own won’t win tournaments for England. Cracking manager with a proven track record of silverware at most clubs he’s been at. Fantastic appointment by the FA. Plays a decent style of attacking football too. As long as he wins games and delivers in a major tournament, what England fan is going to complain? 100% behind him. Probably the smartest appointment of the national manager I’ve seen in my lifetime. If we’re going to take that final step to become tournament winners we need a man who’s been there and done it at the highest level. Tuchel is that man. Aside from Pep, who was completely unrealistic anyway it’s the best possible outcome. Carsley would never have cut the mustard. I’m usually underwhelmed by England managerial appointments but I’m genuinely excited by this one. Good things are coming. I can feel it. Welcome Thomas! 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁

[@ashajeer2383]

100% agree. It's stupid

[@Mayberrino]

@@ashajeer2383 never understood it. Go out and get the best candidate for the job and he’s right up there. The women’s side took Weigman and she’s won the Euros and almost won the World Cup. The strategy works. With the array of talent we have, why wouldn’t he want to have a crack at it? Good luck to him

[@alfexsinosystems9205]

Capello had won everything

[@adrian_vsk7203]

Have to disagree. It's not about being patriotic necessarily; for me the whole point of national teams existing as opposed to club teams, is that they are supposed to represent that given nation. If we accept being able to recruit foreign managers, what is the distinction in principle that should stop countries being able to recruit foreign players?

[@Mayberrino]

@@alfexsinosystems9205 listen, if it goes tits up it goes tits up but fair play to the FA for bringing in one of the best possible candidates.

[@jmonesixnine]

Gary: I believe an English team should have an English manager. I'd have appointed Carsley. Lee Carsley: Irish

[@jimedgar5942]

Thought I was the only one 😂 thanks mate

[@sharpvidtube]

No, he's English, Born in Birmingham, went to school in Birmingham.

[@barryotaku4817]

Actually, he's English. He did play for Ireland as a player, but only through the fact he had an Irish grandparent.

[@CheeseyMilkshakes]

@@barryotaku4817Right, so he’s an Irish FOOTBALLER then?

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

​@@barryotaku4817 So he's Irish then

[@jonno209]

Tuchel is the best appointment out of all the candidates. Why limit ourselves to English coaches? Nobody is going to care who the manager is if he wins something.

[@michaelpower4372]

You have to be a lunatic to manage England so tuchel fits the bill😂😂

[@BowlioProductions]

Signed his contract last Tuesday, Carsley comments make complete sense now

[@andybrennand1576]

Yep - he knew.

[@user-ml9qc5hk1p]

'I didn't even want the job *cry face*'

[@marlonblade007]

He'd make a terrible liar though 😂

[@laurieryoung]

England signing a German manager is only a big 'thing' for English people. In fact, England vs Germany isn't even a big rivalry in Germany - their big rivalry is with the Dutch

[@EdwardD-q5p]

Actually Italy is our most feared opponent

[@jasonstainer919]

Good luck to Thomas. I hope he is a success.

[@hillenthusiast]

The women have a Dutch manager, nobody cried about that. Get out of the Stone Age. English managers are miles behind. You didn’t say this about the women’s team Gary

[@jamesmilligan2797]

Germanys our arch rivals, we didnt fight 2 WWs v Dutch & noone cares about womens football its crap

[@hillenthusiast]

@@jamesmilligan2797 yeah you’re right, let’s give it Lampard then

[@denz180]

​@jamesmilligan2797 a large chunk of the uk have german anscenstors.

[@kernowchris]

@@jamesmilligan2797 blimey, still banging on about the Wars.

[@willtallis5275]

@@jamesmilligan2797we also caught Italy and other countries in the wars aswel but that was over 80 years ago ffs

[@bigboydownstairs9651]

At least Tuchel won't be scared to drop Foden out as he WILL NOT pander to the English pundits & fanboys for a single second! 👏

[@Harryhas26]

You mention English managers like Gerrard and Lampard but they both shot themselves in the foot by rushing to the Premier League too soon. It's not a division for young managers. We need English coaches to go abroad and learn their trades but too few of them do. Look how many Italians, Spanish and Portuguese coaches are scattered around the globe vs English

[@darkstarr2321]

We are not producing top managers at the moment, so why not Tuchel

[@AndrewMcgill-j5c]

Hardly surprising given 14 managers in the EPL are foreign

[@Traveltheworld1818.]

CAPELLO ,GORAN ERIKSSON. now Tuchel...Capello is Italian and Eriksson was Swedish..THE PROBLEM WITH Tuchel is that He is GERMAN.. The English nd Germans are best friends, how is it a problem 😅

[@darkstarr2321]

@@AndrewMcgill-j5c Never said it was surprising, I just said we are not producing them

[@kelechinweke1249]

Thomas Tuchel once said he has unfinished business in England....... Now he will be very happy with this current talented English squad !

[@lusciouslou250272159]

Tuchel's greatest strength is he'll have the stones to leave a star player out if he believes the collective will be better.

[@sharpvidtube]

I hope so, I guess the last England manager like that, was Glenn Hoddle, but he was also a bit crazy.

[@jamesalandixon]

Our only options were Eddie Howe or Graham Potter. They didn't want to pay the compensation for Howe and he doesn't seem interested in taking it. Potter has had one good season at Brighton, hardly an outstanding resume (Howe's isn't amazing either). So where else were they going to go?

[@StephenC-d2m]

At least they aren't German after all they've done over the years it's a disgrace. No doubt this is a ploy by the Germans.

[@spanac100]

Best appointment possible in current context.

[@Vegan_Photographs]

Tucel had signed a contract last week, everyone not knowing every single thing doesn’t mean it happened quickly

[@JoynsonRolls]

I just feel now that our new manager will be a strength for us going into the big games - rather than a weakness - and that’s going to be a great feeling. I really hope it works out!

[@vacantplanet]

You went from a League One level manager in Southgate, to a Champions League level manager in Tuchel. I get the 'German manager' skepticism from fans, but it's a multi-million professional game. You should get the professional that can actually do the job.

[@brun4775]

To be fair, most international football is League One level also. I’m pretty shocked Tuchel’s taken the job, England fans should be thankful a manager of his quality accepted the job.

[@TC8787-yq7og]

The nerve of some English fans not wanting a manager who has won trophies all over Europe. Humble yourselves. England haven't won anything since the TV was in black and white.

[@bengreenwood1734]

Get the best man for the job. 90% of people do not care where theyre from. We were so close under Southgate. Lets get the best man available to finish the job. Weigman won Euros for Womens National team and no one complained where she was from.

[@Heheyeahbwoi]

A German boss … Gary is hating this and I love it

[@seemymobot4987]

Gents, no English manager in the last 30 years has won - UCL Premier League La Liga Serie A Bundesliga Ligue 1

[@kw2142]

i don't understand Linekar's argument, he says it should be a englishman not a foreigner yet then contradicts himself and says Carsley who is Irish should have got the job

[@sharpvidtube]

Carsley was born in Birmingham, I might be wrong, but I think that makes him English😂

[@denz180]

​@sharpvidtube he is also Irish though. I think this highlights the irrelevance of nationality personally.

[@tonymorph3672]

He’s not really Irish . He is just one of hundreds of English players who weren’t good enough for the English national team so settle on Ireland because their great Nan went to Dublin once.

[@ottawasenspb]

Guys. Please stop re-writing Gerrard's time at Villa. He had a brief good spell right when he joined, and the rest was dreadful. Was he supposed to relegate us? The fact Unai comes in and immediately qualifies for Europe...

[@GIBBO4182]

I don’t think too many people care about his nationality tbh, it’s not like he’s the first foreign coach we’ve had and there’s no outstanding English candidate for the job right now!

[@EdwardD-q5p]

20:39 Micah channeling his inner auntie

[@luckylee6009]

Good appointment by the FA, for once. Tuchel galvanised that Chelsea team to win the Champions league, they were going nowhere before he turned up. England have a rare chance to win the World cup with this guy in charge. England hasn't got world class coaches at Tuchel's level.

[@T0FFII]

Can someone explain to me why Howe is the outstanding English candidate? At no point has he proved he's capable of winning anything. Took Newcastle to 4th, great. If thats the sum of amibition then England will continue to flop in finals.

[@zirbto5749]

Why cause he is better than any other english manager in the last years. The only one you could argue did better in terms of results is southgate

[@willtallis5275]

@@zirbto5749no he’s not he couldn’t even beat a shit United team in the Micky mouse cup ffs and then last season he fell of a cliff and not that great this season

[@memeenjoyer2082]

Tommy T is going to win WC and Euros for England. He will get a train station named after himself. Sir Tommy T is gonna be immortalized as a statue near Wembley. Here is a chant proposition: We got Super Tommy Tucheeeeel! He knows exactly what we neeeed! Colwill at the back, Palmer in attack! He is gonna win us everythiiiing!

[@magwamanda]

Spirit

[@TheShaneGuy]

The first problem Tuchel will have with the media is his 3-4-3 system with the width coming from the wingbacks which were Chillwell and James at Chelsea. It means wingers like Saka, Grealish, Gordon, Noni etc will miss out unless he plays them as wing backs. Also another attacker will miss out because of the extra defender at the back. It will probably be Kane up front with Foden and Palmer behind as the front 3. Saka or Gordon might move to left wingback since we don’t have a good fit one regularly.

[@JamesCM86]

Or he will change his system to suit the players he has to choose from

[@deeestuary]

Teams like Germany and Spain, as well as Argentina etc., are still there so there is no guarantee whatsoever that Tuchel will win anything. Remember also that managing a country is very different to managing a club. It would not suite some managers and maybe that would include Klopp and Pep. Hopefully, Tuchel will be suited to managing England and I would certainly expect a big improvement.

[@JamesCM86]

Thats always the case in international football isn’t It?

[@IHecTicDeo]

What is Micah Richards on about? The Bundesliga is known notoriously for their high lines and he’s saying they play low blocks…

[@BigDome1]

16:59 I've never heard Gary sound so posh before

[@joshdisavino139]

7:35 - 9:40 thats the sound of the hammer hitting the nail on the head. Totally agree with Gary - being stuck in the old English way of playing/coaching has cost you dearly in terms of coaching development. Even look at club - all your successful managers at club level are foreigners. Failure to adapt your playing style to something more modern whilst other countries mainly go with domestic names and have developed unique yet modern styles. Its finally caught up with England.

[@XboneMalone]

It's clear the FA want a proven record of winning trophies, in the hope that the coach can translate that. No English coach has that. The last English manager to win a 'big' competition was Harry 'I set up bank accounts for my pets' Redknapp. The FA had tried approaching from within and while the environment has transformed, crossing the all important, coveted line has eluded the team. Who out there has shown flexibility in terms of tactics to the same level that Tuchel has? I don't particularly care what nationality the coach is. I care about seeing the team playing positive attacking football that is cohesive throughout the pitch. That's the big challenge, given the lack of time a national coach has these days with his group of players. What I don't want to see, ever again, is the team playing like they did in the last tournament.

[@billder2655]

Very happy with the appointment - Mikah was right here (2:38) when he said we don't have an English manager good enough, so this idea that we're somehow doing ourselves a disservice by hiring a more impressive foreign candidate is absolute nonsense. To choose an English manager over Tuchel would be to spite your nose to save your face.

[@steel.oneill]

The first time in over 10 years we've got a manager who's won a major trophy, good.

[@omgblastbeatslol]

He's never won a title anywhere that wasn't a one-team league.

[@obvious-troll]

@@omgblastbeatslol Wokegate wouldnt win a Champions League

[@omgblastbeatslol]

@@obvious-troll Maybe not, but winning a cup competition just isn't as difficult. Liverpool won the Champions League in 05 with a much worse squad than that Chelsea team.

[@steel.oneill]

@@omgblastbeatslol the World Cup is a cup competition

[@omgblastbeatslol]

@@steel.oneill True, but the teams involved aren't concurrently competing in any leagues. I'd say that the split focus at club level is arguably what makes cup competitions easier to win.

[@DashiZle69]

Big Meeks and his comment about Dutch Steve 😂😂

[@mozkey7121]

Love from Iran 🇮🇷 You two are legends Meek is amazing too

[@rickybhalla1828]

It’s also down to the clubs. They need to take chances on the English coaches. That’s is the only way to gain experience…. The clubs do not want to take risks. As it comes down to money.

[@jaydorrian2050]

Alan them photos on the wall not spaced right is driving me mad 😂

[@adamboow8299]

We dont want a manager that the players trust. We need a manager that trusts the players

[@snowglojo2887]

Gerrard was absolutely crap at Villa, he didn't do any coaching and he lost the dressing room with his shite man management, thank God he was sacked

[@CullanWiltshire-fn8et]

Gary missed the Elephant in the room here... "great sides always have managers of the same nation when they win trophies". Yes Gary this is true. What if you have no proven managers available to you? What then? We've just had an English manager that had ZERO history of winning anything and look what happened. Fuck all trophies. Everyone forgets the guy before that, Big Sam. Zero Trophy potential. Yes having a coach of the same nationality is splendid. But only if the manager themself is good...

[@edwardlawrence8518]

Gerrard was unbelievably toxic at Villa - proved himself totally inept

[@petekadenz9465]

Potter was great at Brighton but couldn’t cope at Chelsea.

[@jamesmilligan2797]

'Tuchel has no tournement experience - So, were champions leagues not 'tournements'?

[@JamesRafferty-ob5uu]

Did anyone count how many times Alan said “outstanding candidate” 😂😂

[@PhilipRogers-q8d]

England need to win a trophy don't care if he's English or foreign coach nearly 60 years come the world cup been far to long got the best players in the world period one word he's a winner winners win things hopefully he can england over the line

[@JamesCM86]

Best players in the world????

[@michaelpower4372]

I thought Argentina have the best players in the world and France second best. Spain best team in Europe.

[@JohnCx]

"neither of those won us a trophy"..... similar to the long list of English mangers since '66 then 😅

[@Rutts78]

Love these 3 but this is little England mentality.

[@luciusesox1luckysox570]

Little England mentality. Wonder who invented the modern game.. Silly immature lefty term.

[@please-wake-up-now]

I think it's kinda cool to see a foreign manager in charge! Maybe Tuchel can bring some fresh ideas that work for England. His style might just fit the big stage vibes we need. 🤔⚽

[@robp4682]

I hope the press give him a chance

[@NE1L279]

Thomas Tuchel is the best man for the job. Once an Englishman has won a Premier League title, then talk.

[@cb9141]

Gary’s take on Gerrard is so far off the mark! He was hopeless other than the usual new manager bounce. Had no idea on tactics and got found out!

[@sharpvidtube]

Alex Fergusson was like that, would've been sacked in the modern era. Hard to judge managers now, as they aren't given time to get out of a slump.

[@brun4775]

@@sharpvidtubeHad Gerrard managed a team to a European trophy, beating Madrid in the final? They’re not remotely comparable.

[@Craig-e9m]

German winning mentality and precision, infused with English power and determination. Match made in heaven?

[@hungchoonghow5857]

So, my good English friends. Produce great players and great coaches at the same time. Learn this lesson well.

[@luciusesox1luckysox570]

Yeah we kinda stopped short after we invented the game ..

[@edmann1820]

Producing things takes effort and is a risk. The powers that be like to take short cuts. So they just buy the finished article.

[@ilsekuper3045]

​@@edmann1820 Sounds like the whole ' industry '

[@redplague]

Alan is not reliably informed. They spoke to Eddie Howe and he didn't want it. He must be the smart one.

[@kaliban2747]

I'm really happy with Tommy Tooks, I think he'll do a good job and look forward to seeing how the team sets up. If it does go wrong then we don't need to feel bad giving stick to a German so its a win win.

[@ItSdAb1zZle]

They didn't reach out to Eddie howe because they want a coach to play more attacking expansive football. Howes football and tactics are more negative than southgate

[@simpletown323]

As a Canadian England fan and Chelsea fan, (parents from england), im 100% behind this. You shouldnt be hiring a manager because he's English or Canadian; you hire the most qualified person. Sure, maybe it would have been good for English pride winning the WC witb an all english squad, but there's not a single Englishman alive who is more qualified than Tuchel

[@merlinmagic21]

Don't understand the point of same national coach, England women's team did win the euro with the new dutch coach, did they hate it?

[@parmaman8551]

Gammons must be gutted

[@redrebel0066]

Tuchel replacing Southgate is the biggest upgrade in football history!

[@Radagast-]

We all want "sexy football," or "tiki-taka," or "heavy metal football"... something to get us off our seats, anyway. But how many teams have won trophies like that? Brazil in 82 (and 90), got done by pragmatism in the shape of Italy (and Argentina). Colombia in 94... to give just two examples. Southgate may have been overly defensive and pretty much everyone had worked out how to deal with England by the end of his tenure, but he understood the need to be difficult to beat. I don't know where I'm going with this, but I suppose if I'm going anywhere, it's towards the hope that Tuchel knows how to combine pragmatism with flair.

[@AronSium]

Tuchel is somewhere between sexy 💃🏼 and pragmatic 🤓 football. And my fellow German 🇩🇪 👍🏽

[@riccardovitale6387]

Spain won 3 major tournaments in a row with great football. But I know that was an extraordinary generation of Spanish players all in their prime at the same time.

[@Radagast-]

@@riccardovitale6387 Yes, Spain played great football and in 2012 (as an example), tonked Italy 4-0 in the final... with a backline of Casillas, Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos and Alba, with Busquets sitting. They knew how to defend. *Actually, we don't want "sexy football," which was how Gullit referred to Portugal v Czechoslovakia, neither of which could defend.

[@joeycusack8314]

Bizarre comments on Gerrard. He was bad from the previous season and generally terrible at Villa. Look what Emery did during the same season with same players.

[@shashwatrathore9897]

10:10 An englishman saying footballers from other countries are worth more based on their nationality is too funny😂

[@frozenembrioable]

Eddie Howie isn’t ready. He’s an upcoming manager he’s got a job to finish at Newcastle.

[@NeilLewis77]

Mateo Retegui has 16 caps for italy. he is argentian born and bred. he had never even been to italy once in his life when italy called him up for his debut. spain won the 2008 euros with a brazilain lad playing center mid. germanys current number 10 grew up in england. its been going on for years. at least englands players are still english.

[@dicaniowhu]

Declan and Grealish never sung another national anthem?

[@TomCollett]

are you sure about that? Saka - Nigerian Parents Rice - Played for Ireland at senior level before switching to England Grealish - Irish Walker - Jamaican as well as many others....

[@Radagast-]

"at least England's players are still English". I detect irony!

[@hungchoonghow5857]

@@dicaniowhu The Traitors.

[@Yanancien]

More than 60% Argentinians have Italian roots, so pretty sure if you have Italian grand parents you can apply for a Italian citizenship. Idk about Senna. And talking about Musiala, his mom is german and his dad is a nigerian immigrant who lived in England. Lol English players what a irony, Saka, Grealish, Rice.

[@JamesChurchard]

Why is it only Villa fans that can see how bad it truly got under Gerrard? The football we played was some of the worst I’ve ever seen. Gerrard turned every foundation that Dean Smith set in place completely toxic, then with basically the same players, Emery sends us from a relegation threat to Europe. Gerrard was dreadful at Villa, it wasn’t just ‘one bad spell and he’s gone.’

[@em_si]

Think most neutral/rivals fans can see it too, seems to be just the English pundits wanting to be gracious to him.

[@geoffstern7652]

Can't wait for England to beat Germany (again) in a World Cup final, this time with a German coach! Lol

[@TB-vm9yr]

Englands not been in a WC Final for 56 years 😢

[@ZoyaHamid-o6s]

In the words of Gary "put us out of our f**king misery!!" C'mon England!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@benamer9857]

Gary “We need an English manager, I’d always pick an English manager” who would you pick then Gary? “I’d pick Carsley”………….what the Irishman?

[@Traveltheworld1818.]

CAPELLO ,GORAN ERIKSSON. now Tuchel...Capello is Italian and Eriksson was Swedish..THE PROBLEM WITH Tuchel is that He is GERMAN.. The English nd Germans are best friends, how is it a problem 😅

[@sharpvidtube]

Carsley is English, born, and went to school in Birmingham. Vinnie Jones is English, but played football for Wales, that doesn't make him Welsh.

[@davidgrass1829]

Lampard did not do "really well" at Derby. He got 1 point less than the previous season with better players. He got to the Play-off final after a mental collapse from Leeds United after a goalkeeping error. He made a decent start to his managerial career but no more than that.

[@Roman-Labrador]

I hop ehe plays attacking football.

[@Emmet-q4h]

England had it too good with carsley

[@ChippyL93]

You cannot argue against Tuchel's appointment and then bring up Gerrard and Lampard as serious contenders. Neither of them have won a thing as managers in English football. Gerrard took Villa to 17th and was digging everyone around the club out, other than himself. A world class coach comes in and takes the club to 4th in 18 months. Tuchel is a world class coach and a knockout specialist. It should be a no brainer appointment as the best person available for the role.