On the just-passed international match day, England led by Tuchel defeated Andorra and Serbia 2-0 and 5-0 respectively. The Daily Telegraph wrote that Tuchel has many similarities with Capello, who coached the Three Lions, and they hope that the end...
On the just-passed international match day, England led by Tuchel defeated Andorra and Serbia 2-0 and 5-0 respectively. The Daily Telegraph wrote that Tuchel has many similarities with Capello, who coached the Three Lions, and they hope that the ending of this England team can be "better".
Both coaches encountered some problems in the early stages, but then they won victory from the Balkans. A famous foreign coach tried to revive England's performance in the World Cup, and they all had the outstanding performance of the Arsenal winger.
Tuchel's England team defeated Serbia 5-0 in Belgrade, which reminded him of Capello's Three Lions' victory over Croatia in Zagreb in September 2008. After eliminating the initial difficulties, both coaches finally made breakthroughs in the World Cup.
For Capello, 17 years ago today, Walcott's hat trick in Zagreb finally put his team on track. Tuchel certainly hopes this memorable 5-0 will bring the same effect. Coincidentally, like the Croatian team in 2008, Serbia also maintained a daunting record of unbeaten at home, but it was broken by England.
Before heading to Croatia in September 2008, Capello's team was already in trouble. Four days ago they narrowly beat Andorra only 2-0, and Joe Cole scored two goals. In August of the same year, in the match against the Czech Republic, Joe Cole equalized the score in the 90th minute and saved Capello.
However, 20,000 seats were vacant at Wembley Stadium in that game. Just a few hours ago, the FA had a huge change, with new chairman Trisman overseeing the departure of CEO Bavik, and it was Bavik who appointed Capello.
That night, potential England coach candidate Redknapp Sr. served as a game commentator, and he severely criticized the famous Italian coach. Lao Lei said Capello putting Gerald on the left side of the midfield was a "waste" of his talent, and the team's performance was "terrible".
Because his English proficiency was too average, Capello was unable to respond strongly, so Lao Lei's words dominated. Capello's team did not improve in the next month against Andorra, booed in their first World Cup qualifiers, Rooney did not score in five games, and the Three Lions were still shrouded in the shadow of failing to advance to the European Cup 2008.
In November 2007, England lost to Croatia at Wembley, and McLaren's team missed the European Cup. But in Zagreb, the Three Lions regained their form, Robert Kovac was sent off for a elbow foul and then England took control of the game.
Walcott scored a hat trick, but this did not become the starting point for him to become the ranks of great internationals. It is also important that Rooney finally scored again for England after 11 months after scoring 14 goals in the previous 44 games.
In the end, the England team successfully advanced to the 2010 World Cup finals, but Capello then encountered a series of problems, many of which were caused by himself. Typically, he removed Walcott from the World Cup roster at the last moment.
If the game against the Czech Republic is the trough of Capello, then for Tuchel, he certainly does not want the home defeat to Senegal to bring him a worse situation. Tuchel also won a major victory in the Balkans, and his team is now only 5 points away from advancing to the World Cup. Also an Arsenal player and a winger, Maduaike is as outstanding as Walcott in 2008.
Tuchel took over a team that reached two consecutive European Cup finals, while Capello took over after being eliminated in the 2008 European Cup qualifiers, which explains his doubts about the team's strength in the early days of coaching.
Of course, there are many differences between the two. Capello was 61 years old when he took office in 2007. The Italian coach could hardly speak English. Tuchel was only 51 years old when he took office, and he spoke better English than most native speakers.
Both have extensive experience in coaching European giants, but Capello's problem is that he misjudged the extent to which this philosophy could be transplanted to England. He was known for his harshness at first because he thought it was what the English players needed.
Later Capello realized that what England players needed was a head coach who could help them relieve stress. There is enough criticism from the outside world about the team. The head coach should no longer yell at them for some minor mistakes, nor should he try dietary systems that are only effective during training sessions.
Tuheer coached in the Premier League after all, and he seems to understand this more. But in this regard, Sir Southgate, the German predecessor, has paved the way.
The current situation of England is quite subtle. In just one week, the problem facing Tuchel has gone from being able to inject style and direction into the team? How to reintegrate the lineup after the return of main players such as Palmer, Saka and Bellingham? Because the substitute players are really good.
Capello had stars such as Rooney, Ferdinand, Gerrard and Lampard, but he recalled some retired players for the 2010 World Cup, which damaged the confidence of the entire team. Tuchel did something similar, re-enabled Henderson and relied on Walker to some extent.
Capello must have had many different approaches for that bad game in 2010. When the critical moment comes, he tries to rely on players who have not played in the qualifiers, are too old or have poor health.
At least Tuchel understands that what the international competition needs is the best players in their current state. By next summer, he hopes that in these seven weeks, all players will be confidently integrated into his tactical system, although many former coaches have thought they have found the correct answer..
