Thomas Tuchel started as England head coach with a visit to Tottenham last weekend to witness another encouraging result for a manager many would have preferred to land the job.
Eddie Howe, whose Newcastle side beat Spurs, was the best-placed English candidate to succeed Gareth Southgate before Tuchel was named as the third foreign coach in England’s history — though Howe has said he was not among the 10 allegedly interviewed by the Football Association (FA).
