The English national team stood by Gareth Southgate after being eliminated by France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and even the rather critical island public was not too harsh towards the coach after he ended his participation in Qatar with the national team. However, the current coach of the Three Lions has not yet made a decision on whether he will remain at the helm of the national team, although his contract expires at the end of the EURO 2024.Southgate will decide after talks with his family, and potential successors are already lined up to jump into the race for one of the most important coaching positions in world football. As the German Bild writes, in the case of Southgate’s departure, the first candidate for England coach would be Thomas Tuchel.##NAJAVA_MECA_6886040##The German has been ‘free’ since September 7, after being sacked by Chelsea’s new management, and it is believed that he would willingly accept the most demanding job in his coaching career so far.At the World Cup in Qatar, Southgate regained the confidence of the Football Association of England, which was shaken after being relegated from the Nations League. The English are pleased with how their team looked in the tournament, and even in the clash with France, so it is clear that there is a lot of room for improvement.”We could have been world champions. I couldn’t have done anything better than this. I want to make the right decision. It takes a certain amount of time,” the still England coach was self-critical.##EDITORS_CHOICE##A key role could also be played by Harry Kane, who supported the coach after the end of the World Cup, after the coach came to his striker’s defense after the missed penalty for overtime in the quarter-finals.”We played a great tournament and I think we have a bright future. We love having Gareth as manager and we want him to stay. But that’s his decision,” Kane said.In the year and a half that he spent in London, Tuchel completely adapted to English football. He led the Blues to exactly 100 games and won 60, with 24 draws and 16 losses. In the first season, he won the Champions League, while in the second he paid the price of the team’s bad results and was the first victim of the new American owners of the club.🚨 Four managers are in the frame for the England head coach job if Gareth Southgate decides to leave:🇩🇪 Thomas Tuchel🇦🇷 Mauricio Pochettino🇬🇧 Brendan Rodgers🏴 Steve Holland(Source: Telegraph) pic.twitter.com/lXED2zQBxH— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) December 12, 2022
