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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Cath Bishop

The difference between Gareth Southgate and Thomas Tuchel is not that simple

Thomas Tuchel speaks to Jude Bellingham in the hydration break during the England-Ghana match at Boston Stadium
Thomas Tuchel’s handling of Jude Bellingham will be key to England’s hopes. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

We’ve completed the Southgate leadership lessons and now we find ourselves at the beginning of the Tuchelosophy course. We can already see some of the key modules we’ll be studying over the next few weeks. But it’s important we’re ready to learn with open minds and ditch some of the old tropes.

The dominant simplistic narrative that accompanied the shift from Gareth Southgate to Thomas Tuchel was that the former wasn’t ruthless enough and therefore the latter will be more ruthless. There are already assumptions and interpretations of Tuchel’s actions and words being made through that lens which need challenging.

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