Thomas Tuchel will be watching three England stars this weekend as the new Three Lions manager has added new faces to his coaching set-up including a Chelsea hero
Thomas Tuchel will watch Tottenham’s clash with Newcastle this weekend in one of his first duties as the new England boss.
Tuchel officially started his new role this week – and is on a mission to watch as many top flight games as possible in the coming weeks. His first port of call will be the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tomorrow for the lunchtime clash between Spurs and Eddie Howe’s men.
The German is keen to run the rule over the likes of James Maddison, Anthony Gordon and Lewis Hall. Tuchel agreed to take charge of the Three Lions following Gareth Southgate’s decision to stand down last summer.
And he has raided a number of clubs to poach staff to become part of his backroom team. Along with assistant coach Anthony Barry, who was announced in October, Tuchel will be immediately joined by Henrique Hilário, Nicolas Mayer and James Melbourne.
Hilário joins as goalkeeping coach from Chelsea, where he has held a similar position since 2016. The former international goalkeeper made nearly 300 appearances during a 20-year playing career that spanned Portugal and England, notably eight seasons in the Premier League with Chelsea.
Mayer is a performance coach who has previously worked with Tuchel at Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. While analyst Melbourne also arrives from Chelsea, after a spell of almost 20 years that included a host of domestic and continental honours.
Tuchel will travel to St George’s Park for the first time next week to hold introductory meetings with various FA staff. Tuchel and his support team are already preparing for England’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Three Lions’ start 2025 with qualifiers against Albania and Latvia in March, which both take place at Wembley. Former interim boss Lee Carsley, meanwhile, has retuned to his role as U21 head coach, ahead of this summer’s UEFA U21 European Championship in Slovakia.