Rooney and Dyche raise questions post Tuchel’s appointment with respect to which direction the FA wants to go.
Rooney and Dyche express their concerns over the FA and their pathway in helping future English coaches. This comes after England’s appointment of Thomas Tuchel as the new head coach.
Dyche has not openly expressed his opposition to the move, but spoke about how the people around him wanted an English head coach. Dyche is one of the only 5 managers in the Premier League who are English-born.
The FA’s declared goal of developing English players and coaches at St George’s Park looks to have been abandoned for the time being, according to Dyche, who feels that Tuchel’s presence calls into question this goal.
“The question I would ask is, and I know it’s not as literal as this, but is the coach of the under-16s made of the stuff that you can see them going all the way through the system to become the England manager?” said Dyche. “The FA are saying they are going to coach the coaches to become the England manager. Then are the under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s and 21s coaches the right type? If they’re not, then I don’t see the point in that process. And if they are, and they might well be, then I’d suggest that is a good way of looking at it.
“But how is an English under-16s coach going to the top if they are considered to that age group. They might be looking at it that way, I don’t know, but Lee Carsley has been considered not [suitable]. So was he always considered not or was he always a maybe? For all we know Carsley might have been so close to getting it. I would ask, are those coaches at the younger age levels already considered the right type to manage our national side? If not, then it’s going to be difficult to develop them to be the one who is the leader of the gang.”
Former England captain Wayne Rooney has also expressed doubts about the FA’s strategy for managing the men’s national squad. “I think he [Tuchel] is a very good coach, but surprised the FA have employed him,” said the Plymouth manager.
“What the FA have built, and I was part of that and have seen first-hand what they’ve built over the last 10-15 years. It’s been great. It’s been a great platform for young coaches coming through. So I’m surprised they haven’t gone in with one of their own. But they’ve made the decision and I wish him all the best. I hope he does well for us.”