Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The Tuchel Appointment

I'm more than a week late to this one, but I wanted to write a few words about the reaction to Thomas Tuchel's appointment as head coach of the England national football team.

Once he was announced for the post, early last week, I read a fair bit of criticism from people who should know better.

Certain people argued that the English Football Association should have given the job to a native rather than a German coach.

Ironically, most of those same people wanted Gareth Southgate gone after he did relatively well as coach of the England squad.

To those I say this: You cannot have it both ways. 

Tuchel could very well have been the best man for the England job at the time the FA was looking for someone.

I think he's a great coach and I'm intrigued to see how he does.

But, let's not ignore the nay-sayers. They've already got their knives sharpened as they wait for their 'I told you so' opportunities. 

They did it with Sven. And Fabio. They'll do it with Thomas. Like clockwork.

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