FIFA World Cup: Following the appointment of Thomas Tuchel, England’s third ever foreign head coach, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville is skeptical of the Football Association’s decision claiming former coach ‘Gareth Southgate had restored a faith in English players and manager ability.’
"They’ve got a great coach, that is of no doubt. The FA cannot be any way criticised as they’ve probably got the best available coach in the world right now. I am not sure it fits the criteria of St George’s Park and the belief in English managers. It’s tough to get those jobs high in the Premier League still. So there is an element of disappointment in my head that they have gone to an international coach.
“The challenge for me is that I worked with Capello and Sven-Goran Eriksson, but I came to the conclusion that the damage to English coaching was significant. If we are not going to promote them in our own country then we can’t ask others to around Europe. Gareth Southgate had restored a faith in English players and manager ability," said Neville on Sky Sports.
