STUART PEARCE is an English football icon. A passionate patriot who wore his heart on his sleeve. 2 Stuart Pearce has one concern with Thomas Tuchel being the England manager Credit: Getty 2 Thomas Tuchel is aiming to win the World Cup Credit: Getty First as a player and then as a coach who served at Under-21 and senior level, including one game in caretaker charge of the Three Lions.
Someone who tasted semi-final defeat on penalties by German teams at two major tournaments — and what could be more English than that? But anyone expecting Pearce to be up in arms at the appointment of Thomas Tuchel will be disappointed. Pearce told SunSport: “I’ve never been anti-foreign managers. READ MORE ENGLAND NEWS PIERS MORGAN Tuchel's a proven winner & football SCIENTIST: 10 reasons he's the right man “I would prefer an English manager, make no mistake.
But I’m very supportive of whoever is in that hotseat. I wish Thomas well. “When I hear people say they’re OK with a foreign manager, just not a German one, it’s almost laughable.
Come on, now.” Pearce’s main worry is that a coach of any nationality, German or otherwise, could undermine what Gareth Southgate built during his eight years in charge. Pearce, who won 78 caps, said: “Some might say Tuchel has been employed solely to win something at senior level.
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