Ahead of his first game as head coach of the Three Lions, fans were eager to find out whether or not England’s head coach Thomas Tuchel would perform the national anthem of the country, which is called “God Save the King.”
After having previously managed teams such as Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, and Bayern Munich, Tuchel, who is now 51 years old, was awarded the position of head coach of England in October.
In addition, despite the fact that Tuchel officially began working in his new position on January 1, he was required to wait until Friday, March 21 before he was able to take charge of a match.
In the days leading up to England’s World Cup qualifying match against Albania at Wembley Stadium on Friday evening, fans discussed a wide range of topics, including tactics, team selection, and a general assortment of other topics.
As was the case with Lee Carsley, however, the question of whether or not Tuchel would perform the national anthem was another one that fans were curious about.
A week ago, the German provided his perspective on the matter, elaborating on the fact that he would not be singing the national anthem during his “first matches.”
Tuchel expressed his pride in being in charge of the English national team by saying, “I think first and foremost, you have a very powerful, emotional, and meaningful national anthem, and I could not be more proud to be on the sideline and to be in charge of the English national team.” “Everything is attached to it. I am able to assure you that it is very important to me.
However, I am able to feel because the national anthem is so significant, so emotional, and so powerful that I have to earn the right to sing it. I have to prove that I am worthy of singing it. It is not something that I consider to be a given. It is not easy to simply sing it. I came to the conclusion that I would not sing it in my first matches because of this reason.
“I will earn the right with results, with building a group, with doing my job properly, and by creating a feeling where maybe even you guys [in the media] say at some point: ‘Now it’s time that you sing it.'” he continued. “I will earn the right.” It gives the impression that you have legitimately earned it, and you are now a proper English guy!
“Maybe I have to dive more into the culture and earn my right from you, from the players, from the supporters, so everyone feels like: ‘He should sing it now, he’s one of our own; he’s the English manager, he should sing it.’”
When the game was about to begin at Wembley Stadium on Friday, Tuchel did not make the decision to perform the national anthem. While Anthony Barry, who was born in Liverpool and works as his assistant, could be seen singing the national anthem.
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