We’ve seen the best managerial minds of many generations destroyed by its complexities, the hefty historical burdens on and off the pitch burrowing their way into the psyches of even the most forensic football men. From faith healers to Parisian boating trips, this is a job where one bad decision or careless quote can rewrite your legacy. Perhaps FA suits had hoped Pep might be seduced by the England job’s historical impossibility, like an ancient unsolved puzzle carved on a monolith. Having left Bayern Munich at the end of last season, Thomas Tuchel is available and now in advanced talks to take the reins from an ashen, trembling Carsley. As with Guardiola, the German as England manager would require an all-access documentary series: a Heston x Little Chef for the streaming era.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2024 04:38 UTC