After months of waiting, new England manager Thomas Tuchel finally landed at St George's Park on Monday afternoon. The Three Lions boss officially took up the role on January 1 and has already been spotted attending a number of Premier League matches over the weekend: “I am very proud to have had the honor of managing the England team. I have long felt a personal connection to the game in this country, and it has already given me some incredible moments. Having the chance to represent England is a huge privilege, and the opportunity to work with this special and talented group of players is very exciting. Working closely with Anthony as assistant coach, we will do everything we can to make England successful and the fans proud. I would like to thank the FA, especially Mark and John, for their trust and I look forward to beginning our journey together“, he declared last October.
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And after several months of champing at the bit, Thomas Tuchel is officially back in action to take England up a gear after several years waiting for a major trophy: “I think we are there, the group of players has proven that it is there, the consistency is impressive and it shows that we have players who compete day after day in the strongest championship, we have the ingredients and we think that this is the time to install models, behaviors and principles that can help the team cross the line. We'll need luck, that's a fact, but we're confident we'll bring something from club football that could help. Now if we talk about the goal, you have to prove yourself every day. I will be coaching the national team every day, not just on campus. We have to show it in qualifying and create an atmosphere with the fans“. The work begins now.
A Tuchel already in the oven and in the mill!
Now that he is at the head of the English selection, Thomas Tuchel is already working with his team to better prepare for their first matches against Latvia and Albania next March. The Krumbach native began to get used to his new role: he visited St. George's Park for the first time as head coach of the England men's team in the presence of a game of his staff including goalkeeping coach Henrique Hilario, performance coach Nico Mayer and analyst James Melbourne. They undertook a morning tour of the facilities – including the state-of-the-art gym and medical facilities – to get their bearings at the football center and hotel. During his roadshow, Thomas Tuchel met members of the English FA, including Ashley Cole, who is expected to join Lee Carsley with the England Under-21 team. The 51-year-old German also met other of his new colleagues at St. George's Park before giving a short introductory speech, during which he shared his vision for the future.
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On Monday evening, Thomas Tuchel visited the Molineux Stadium to watch the Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest match, marking his fourth match in just three days. The new boss of English football was seen during the match between Tottenham and Newcastle, the clash between Brighton and Arsenal and the long-awaited golden poster between Liverpool and Manchester United. Tuchel and his team will spend Tuesday and Wednesday at St. George's Park for a series of meetings with the various departments based at the football center. The program includes meetings with the U21 coach and his interim predecessor Lee Carsley to analyze the matches from the last November break. The German tactician will also meet members of the performance and analysis department as well as the team operations department, to discuss the March meetings with Albania and Latvia and the upcoming program as part of the Qualifiers at the 2026 World Cup. One thing is certain: the former coach of Chelsea, Bayern and PSG wasted no time.
Pub. the 07/01/2025 14:19
– UPDATE 07/01/2025 14:20
