Mark Bullingham makes English coaches admission after Thomas Tuchel appointment
Bullingham, who led the recruitment process with the FA's technical director John McDermott, revealed they interviewed "approximately 10 candidates", some of whom were English, but believes Tuchel gives England "the best chance" of winning the 2026 World Cup.
BBC Sport charts the background to a secretive process which saw Thomas Tuchel announced as the new England manager.
There was, the Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham declared, no better man to lead the England team.
Mark Bullingham says the FA “owed it to the players and the country” to appoint Thomas Tuchel instead of an English coach.
Tuchel was confirmed as Gareth Southgate's permanent successor, with the German set to take charge on January 1 after interim ...
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Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract from January 1, which will run until after the World Cup, and he admitted that he will ...
The former Bayern Munich and Chelsea manager answered questions alongside the Football Association's chief executive officer ...
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