This week, the FA announced a major decision that Tuchel will be the manager of the England national team from January next year. According to a recent report from the Guardian, Tuchel has made some progress in assembling his own coaching staff, but has also encountered some challenges.
Reports suggest that Tuchel will not be in a hurry to visit the Premier League site to scout players before he officially takes over. The FA is not putting pressure on him, allowing him to focus on behind-the-scenes preparations until the beginning of the year. Tuchel has already made some initial preparations by appointing Anthony Barry as his assistant coach and is looking to recruit some members from the Chelsea coaching staff to join his team.
Among other things, Chelsea's Head of Performance Analysis, James Melbourne, has been given permission by Chelsea to join the EFL permanently as part of Tuchel's coaching staff. This is undoubtedly good news for Tuchel as Melbourne's expertise in performance analysis will provide him with strong support.
However, Tuchel encountered some difficulties in the position of goalkeeper coach. He wanted to hire Hilario, Chelsea's goalkeeping coach, to join his coaching staff, but Hilario was hesitant to do so. Hilario, who played for Chelsea before taking on the role of goalkeeper coach, felt some reluctance to leave Chelsea. He told Chelsea that he is still torn on whether to join Tuchel's coaching staff.
For their part, Chelsea have appointed Ben Roberts as global head of goalkeeping and they know that there is a lot of talent in the goalkeeping department. Therefore, if Hilario ultimately decides not to join Tuchel's coaching staff, Chelsea have enough talent pool to fill the void.
In addition, the report also mentions that it is not yet clear whether Casuals' assistant coach Ashley Cole will be part of Tuchel's coaching staff. Tuchel needs to further consider and weigh various factors in the process of forming his coaching staff.
