I'd be happy with that, but cards on the table I'm not that interested in international football anyway it's just a disruption for the domestic schedule.
I’m not sure you can read anything at all into that mind. In any given tournament, the majority of teams have had a manager of their nationality (at least amongst the teams that have a real chance of winning based on the resources and playing talent etc) so there’s of course less likelihood of a team with a foreign coach winning.Its interesting to note that no manager of a different nationality to that of his team has ever won the World Cup. And only once has it happened in the European Championship (the German Otto Rehhagel in 2004 as manager of Greece). Now, this is no reason not to appoint Tuchel but it does suggest that national teams that do well are usually ones from countries whose Football Associations put faith in both their own players and their own coaches.
Yeah, there are various ways you could interpret it, one of which is simply that most countries appoint one of their own as national coach. Of the countries that don't do that though, they are mostly of the lower orders in terms of international football. Even Greece at the time they appointed Rehhagel. You could interpret appointing a foreign coach as an admission by the FA that English football isn't in great shape.I’m not sure you can read anything at all into that mind. In any given tournament, the majority of teams have had a manager of their nationality (at least amongst the teams that have a real chance of winning based on the resources and playing talent etc) so there’s of course less likelihood of a team with a foreign coach winning.
If anything it makes the Greece tournament win a more outstanding achievement in favour of foreign coaches, against the odds and all that.
That line describes every German bloke I’ve ever known!!Good coach. Great in cup situations and one-off games. Falls out with people quickly. German. No idea![]()
That line describes every German bloke I’ve ever known!!
on holiday with some a few years ago, getting along great, drinking together etc.
Water volley ball the next day, I got out of the pool and randomly booted the ball back in, hit one of them on the head, he turned into Dolph Lundgren in Rocky!!! Never spoke to me again all holiday
I stumbled across this trying to find a bit more about his time at Bayern. Reasonable breakdown of his approach across his career thus far.Can’t pretend I know his approach in any detail and know very little about his personality. Don’t give a ****e about him being German, I can’t say I’m much interested in nationalism or patriotism personally so maybe a bad judge, but I’d be more interested in Klopp if we went German.
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Wow
). What style of football will he play? As long as they go for the ****ing kill its an improvement on what they have had for as long as I remember!Yeah definitely. Didn't think we had that kind of pull to be honest, international management is not for everyone.That a good wow mate?
Certainly outside of their usual manager appointments?
Maybe someone at the fa understands that now is the time for the national team to win something if they have a manager that goes for it. Carsley would have been an easy appointment to make and I can't comment on hom as I don't watch England outside of tournaments. For me that says it all to how much of a chore I find watching the national team these days.
I genuinely nodded off watch one of the matches in the Euros it was that boring!
Not going to lie I know nowt about Tuchel really I don't watch any football outside SAFC and England at the tournament (when I can keep my eyes open). What style of football will he play? As long as they go for the ****ing kill its an improvement on what they have had for as long as I remember!
Last point were Sven and That postman pat ****er foreign appointment of highly respected managers but not at this level and probably on their way down?
Yeah definitely. Didn't think we had that kind of pull to be honest, international management is not for everyone.
Nationalism and patriotism aren't the same thing, mind. Supporting your national football team doesn't necessarily equate to nationalism and thinking that the national team manager should be the same nationality as the team he's managing has more to do with sporting integrity than either. If we're having representative teams, it seems contrary if a key part of the team doesn't have to be representative.Can’t pretend I know his approach in any detail and know very little about his personality. Don’t give a ****e about him being German, I can’t say I’m much interested in nationalism or patriotism personally so maybe a bad judge, but I’d be more interested in Klopp if we went German.
Punching Apollo to death on holiday seems a bit extreme like!
“If he dies, he dies!”Can’t pretend I know his approach in any detail and know very little about his personality. Don’t give a ****e about him being German, I can’t say I’m much interested in nationalism or patriotism personally so maybe a bad judge, but I’d be more interested in Klopp if we went German.
There’s a very solid link in practice though. There’s plenty of xenophobic behaviour at England games and in pubs, including against Germans, hopefully this stops all that sad ****e. I don’t think it’s the best compliment to coaches who are English mind, who want this job. Maybe the good ones are more keen on other options. After Southgate’s treatment that would be understandable.Nationalism and patriotism aren't the same thing, mind. Supporting your national football team doesn't necessarily equate to nationalism and thinking that the national team manager should be the same nationality as the team he's managing has more to do with sporting integrity than either. If we're having representative teams, it seems contrary if a key part of the team doesn't have to be representative.