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THOMAS TUCHEL MANAGING ENGLAND DEFEATS POINT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORT




ENGLAND HAS A FOOTBALL CULTURE SPANNING THREE CENTURIES AND RICHEST DOMESTIC
LEAGUE, SO THE APPOINTMENT OF A FOREIGN MANAGER IS A FAILURE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE RESIGNATION OF FA CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MARK
BULLINGHAM

Martin Samuel

Saturday October 19 2024, 2.00pm, The Sunday Times
Tuchel is a good manager but given an 18-month contract and a remit to win at
all costs, what does he care for the future?

After Egypt faced Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on October
11 their manager, Hossam Hassan, made an unusual offer. The teams were due to
meet again four days later in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, on a dubious
artificial surface. “If any player asks me not to play, I will agree,” Hassan
said. “The Mauritanian team plays hard and with violent interventions, and their
field is not the best.” As a result of this, and the kicking he received in the
first game, Mohamed Salah returned home early.

Mauritania are ranked 112th in the world, between North Korea and Azerbaijan.
They have never made it to a World Cup and reached their first Afcon tournament
in 2019. Hassan clearly thinks they do not

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