| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? 14:25 - Oct 16 with 7647 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
He has to hit the ground running otherwise the press and social media are going to absolutely slaughter him. I can give them a headline to start: "Kraut Of Order!" (are you allowed to say that anymore? I'm sure it wouldn't bother The Sun anyway). |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:30 - Oct 16 with 3293 views | textbackup |
That you’ve posted it, doesn’t that put you in the same category as The Sun headline writers? |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:32 - Oct 16 with 3272 views | homer_123 |
You 'are' aware of the Royal Fams heritage aren't you? |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:37 - Oct 16 with 3246 views | davblue |
Isn’t that harping back to the 1940’s? And harbouring thoughts of past generations? I don’t see how it matters now tbh or ever did. |  | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:37 - Oct 16 with 3240 views | blueasfook |
I honestly dont care. Just happy that Carsley didnt get the job permanently. |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:40 - Oct 16 with 3240 views | Garv |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:37 - Oct 16 by blueasfook |
I honestly dont care. Just happy that Carsley didnt get the job permanently. |
Probably not the right man for the job but it's nice to see we're all just as good as ever at jumping on the first sign of weakness (not accusing you).
All because he said "Hopefully....I'll be back with the U21s"
I suppose he did also lose to Greece at home...but still. |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:44 - Oct 16 with 3208 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:30 - Oct 16 by textbackup |
That you’ve posted it, doesn’t that put you in the same category as The Sun headline writers? |
I'm surprised that's the sort of thing that would bother you.
I was posting it as an example of what I think they'd do, not what I'd personally do. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:45 - Oct 16 with 3195 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:40 - Oct 16 by Garv |
Probably not the right man for the job but it's nice to see we're all just as good as ever at jumping on the first sign of weakness (not accusing you).
All because he said "Hopefully....I'll be back with the U21s"
I suppose he did also lose to Greece at home...but still. |
Probably more to do with playing one of the toughest defences who'd only conceded 2 goals this calender year.. with no striker. |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:45 - Oct 16 with 3195 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:32 - Oct 16 by homer_123 |
You 'are' aware of the Royal Fams heritage aren't you? |
I am. I was more thinking about our footballing rivalries/the dread pens etc. than ancient royalty. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:47 - Oct 16 with 3183 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:37 - Oct 16 by davblue |
Isn’t that harping back to the 1940’s? And harbouring thoughts of past generations? I don’t see how it matters now tbh or ever did. |
That's in your own head, fella. I wasn't even thinking about the war. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:49 - Oct 16 with 3168 views | Illinoisblue |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:37 - Oct 16 by blueasfook |
I honestly dont care. Just happy that Carsley didnt get the job permanently. |
Kinda where I’m at. Ipswich is my England. Not too fussed about any other team beyond us. It’d be nice to see England win a tournament but the hype around the national team has always outweighed what the team actually produces. |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:50 - Oct 16 with 3158 views | Help |
The man is on a hiding to nothing. Damned if he does and damned if he don't.
It's not like he does not know the English media, because he has been at chelski and in England a while so he must have read how they treat the national manager.
The pressure on him from the outset will be immense. Player selection. Formation. Win or bust. |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:51 - Oct 16 with 3157 views | OsborneOneNil |
Couldn't care less. |  | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:52 - Oct 16 with 3154 views | Ftnfwest |
at least he'll give them both barrels back. Someone like Potter would have sat and sulked about it, and not achieved anything |  | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:53 - Oct 16 with 3142 views | homer_123 |
In all fairness. The wider question is:
Is he better than the pathway options available to us with a British manager?
Eddie Howe and Graham Potter are the two that spring to mind.
Given the FA and moved away from the pathway approach, he is certainly a better appointment than those two.
The one thing he won't be is a 'Yes' man. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:58 - Oct 16 with 3121 views | davblue |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:47 - Oct 16 by The_Flashing_Smile |
That's in your own head, fella. I wasn't even thinking about the war. |
That’s where is all starts from though, whether you were thinking it or not. | | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:03 - Oct 16 with 3076 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:51 - Oct 16 by OsborneOneNil |
Couldn't care less. |
Other threads are available. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:06 - Oct 16 with 3063 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:58 - Oct 16 by davblue |
That’s where is all starts from though, whether you were thinking it or not. |
In some people, perhaps. I was thinking about the football rivalry. The second world war was more than 80 years ago, way before my time. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:10 - Oct 16 with 3041 views | Garv |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 14:45 - Oct 16 by FrimleyBlue |
Probably more to do with playing one of the toughest defences who'd only conceded 2 goals this calender year.. with no striker. |
And yet he got more grief for one off the cuff response in his post match press conference. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:17 - Oct 16 with 2981 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:10 - Oct 16 by Garv |
And yet he got more grief for one off the cuff response in his post match press conference. |
I don't think he did
I think the remarks however didn't help to explain why he chose that lineup when he wasnt going to be England manager anyway, what was this need for experiment? almost made it sound like he was playing football manager for the night | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:18 - Oct 16 with 2981 views | muhrensleftfoot |
I'm old school on this. It has to be an Englishman to manage England. I know that there are not too many top English managers about, presumably Eddie Howe happy to stay at Newcastle. Graham Potter did a great job at Brighton. Personally I'd have gone with someone like Michael Carrick. Youngish, doing a reasonable job in the Championship. |  | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:18 - Oct 16 with 2974 views | Blueschev |
I didn't vote leave just for the Germans to invade our national sport. |  | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:23 - Oct 16 with 2958 views | homer_123 |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:18 - Oct 16 by muhrensleftfoot |
I'm old school on this. It has to be an Englishman to manage England. I know that there are not too many top English managers about, presumably Eddie Howe happy to stay at Newcastle. Graham Potter did a great job at Brighton. Personally I'd have gone with someone like Michael Carrick. Youngish, doing a reasonable job in the Championship. |
Here's the thing.
We should have won 1 if not 2 titles under Southgate - we haven't - we have fallen short.
Eddie Howe - he's not a winner, he's the Tottenham of football managers - some nice stuff at times but has never delivered.
Potter - I'd argue he's achieved a fair bit and I like his football but will he get more from this squad than Southgate, enough more so we'd win? No.
Tuchel - the guy wins stuff, at the highest level, nuff said. | |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:28 - Oct 16 with 2929 views | MattinLondon |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:06 - Oct 16 by The_Flashing_Smile |
In some people, perhaps. I was thinking about the football rivalry. The second world war was more than 80 years ago, way before my time. |
Do the Germans consider England to be a footballing rival? Or is it almost one sided? |  | | |
| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:29 - Oct 16 with 2926 views | hoppy |
Did it feel weird having a Swedish manager, or an Italian one?
Did they sing the National Anthem?
Did it matter if they did or didn't? |  |
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| Feels a bit weird having a German in charge of England doesn't it? on 15:30 - Oct 16 with 2923 views | _clive_baker_ |
I think it would be preferable to have an English national in charge of the national team tbh, I would imagine the FA do too given Southgate has done it for the past 8 years. Lets be honest, he wasn't chosen solely on his managerial credentials, and I dare say he wouldn't have got an opportunity in the U21's or senior team had he been German.
Having said that there isn't a lot out there IMO, especially as the FA aren't / weren't looking to buy anyone out of their contract. Potter might've been interesting but his record isn't as good as Tuchel's. Given the lack of English alternatives I'm fine with Tuchel, not ideal but we're not living in an ideal world. |  | | |
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