Staveley is a leech, Tuchel’s appointment is damning

Stan Collymore has got some harsh words for Amanda Staveley, Thomas Tuchel and Vini Jr. Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images, Stu Forster/Getty Images and Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including why Thomas Tuchel is the wrong appointment for England, why Amanda Staveley is a leech on the game of football and why he doesn’t care about the Ballon d’Or awards.

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Tuchel’s appointment is a damning indictment on English football

Stan Collymore isn’t enthused by Thomas Tuchel’s appointment. Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images, George Wood/Getty Images and Julian Finney/Getty Images

I think that Thomas Tuchel’s appointment by the FA is a damning indictment on the notion of building St George’s Park and Wembley to be able to create a pathway for English coaches.

That’s dead in the water, because apart from Lee Carsley, you might throw in one or two minor names that have come through the system but there’s not a de la Fuente, for example.

We’re as far away as ever and we need to hold the FA to account as the guardian of the English game. They’re supposed to be pumping money into the game so that coaches are able to achieve a better and higher standard of coaching.

Gareth Southgate was an FA man but didn’t really come through that St. George’s Park system and the likes of Eddie Howe, Graham Potter, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard weren’t invited into the FA system when they finished playing.

Graham Potter had to go to Sweden, Eddie Howe was obviously at Bournemouth and Burnley, Gerrard was at Rangers, Lampard at Derby and Wayne Rooney over in MLS.

The FA has to make a more persuasive argument to get top quality players into the system on a more regular basis, and it’s clear where another of the problems lay too.

There is no incentive for them to do so at the moment. I had a look earlier this week, and the cost to undertake the FA Pro Licence is £13,700 – and that’s if you can get on a course.

About two or three years ago, it was just €1,800 to do the equivalent of the Pro Licence course in Spain, and they’ve…

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Author : Stan Collymore

Publish date : 2024-10-17 20:28:04

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