In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Gary Neville expressed his views on the possibility of former Chelsea boss Tuchel coaching the England representative team. Neville firstly affirmed Tuchel's coaching ability, believing that he is undoubtedly a very good coach with a brilliant record, especially in the major knockout matches showed excellent command ability. Therefore, from this perspective, the decision of the English FA to choose Tuchel as the head coach of the national team should not be criticized, because Tuchel is probably one of the best coaches in Europe and even in the world at present.
However, Neville also expressed his disappointment with the choice. He believes that the decision does not fit in with the long-held vision of St. George's Park (the English Football Association's training base) or the belief in home-grown English coaching. Over the last seven or eight years, English soccer has made significant strides in the men's first team, the women's team, and in youth training, and St. George's Park was supposed to be the cradle that proved that English coaches could be back at the top of Europe. However, the reality is that English coaches have struggled to secure top positions in the Premier League, which has somewhat limited the development of local coaches.
Neville further noted his disappointment that the FA ended up choosing an international coach despite the fact that England has one of the best clubs in the world. He argued that the UK does experience some difficulties when it comes to coach development, with English coaches having a poor reputation in Europe and lacking a clear identity and unique style. He observed that coaches from all over Europe have been coming to the Premier League and incorporating their tactics and styles into English soccer, which has been imitating them. Neville emphasized the need for English soccer to create its own style and develop local coaches, a decision that made him realize that English soccer still has a long way to go in this regard, as he had thought that English soccer had moved out of the stage of relying on foreign coaches.
