Will football finally come home?

Allira

MayBee70

I’m just so ashamed of all the questions being asked of him about being German. Will you sing the National Anthem etc.

Well the interim manager wouldn't.

And that was blown out of all proportion, too…

Why would he sing our National Anthem. It's for British citizens. He is German and has his own country's anthem.

It might. Germany has been very successful.The players will need to buckle down and accept Tuchel’s discipline however.

I don’t think he should sing our National Anthem but the players should. What did Sven used to do?

AGAA4

Why would he sing our National Anthem. It's for British citizens. He is German and has his own country's anthem.

Because he is the England Manager, not the German Manager perhaps?

25Avalon

It might. Germany has been very successful.The players will need to buckle down and accept Tuchel’s discipline however.

I don’t think he should sing our National Anthem but the players should. What did Sven used to do?

"I'm not sure I ever entirely mastered "God Save the Queen" but there I was, a Swede, standing in front of the bench and trying to sing it a bit. People don't think of me as emotional but, inside, I was that night. It was emotional – very emotional – for me."
Sven Goran Eriksson

Thanks Allira.

I don’t remember anyone making a fuss about it with Sven. Let’s leave Tuchel to make his own decision - probably wrong whatever he does!

Remember John Redwood, Welsh Secretary - trying to sing the Welsh National Anthem, his mouth opening and shutting like a fish?

So long as he’s a good manager, I doubt football fans will care whether or not he sings the national anthem, particularly given he isn’t British. If he delivers that will be enough.

Allira

Remember John Redwood, Welsh Secretary - trying to sing the Welsh National Anthem, his mouth opening and shutting like a fish?

It's hypocritical. Like singing "God save OUR gracious king" when someone is German.

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I think he has an excellent record, knows England & in view of how we've treated our England football managers (Southgate excepted) we're very lucky he's taken the job on.
Nothing wrong with the material he has to work with!!

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World Cup next year, time to go on holiday and avoid the whole thing. I didn't even watch England when they got into the finals of the Euros last year.

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Oh dear, haven't we always had managers (at club level) from other countries as well as players?
Trust the DM to make a political issue out of it, if that's what they did.

Cumbrianmale56

World Cup next year, time to go on holiday and avoid the whole thing. I didn't even watch England when they got into the finals of the Euros last year.

There is also -more inexpensively- something on your tv called the "Off" button.

Cumbrianmale56

Where are you planning to go? Antarctica?