{"id":697726,"date":"2026-07-18T02:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/697726\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T02:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:49:12","slug":"wayne-rooney-names-only-alternative-to-thomas-tuchel-as-england-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/697726\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney names only alternative to Thomas Tuchel as England manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wayne Rooney<\/a> believes Thomas Tuchel<\/a> should remain as England manager unless the Football Association (FA) can bring in Pep Guardiola<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An inquest is under way after England spurned the chance to reach a second ever men\u2019s World Cup final, with their semi-final collapse against rivals Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuchel\u2019s position has been widely criticised for his decision-making<\/a> in Wednesday\u2019s 2-1 loss as England retreated and lost in a manner that became all too familiar on the big occasions under Sir Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n

\"FormerFormer England captain Wayne Rooney (PA Wire)<\/p>\n

But the Press Association understands that Tuchel retains the backing of key figures at the FA, which handed the German coach a contract extension until 2028 in February.<\/p>\n

Former England captain Rooney believes Tuchel should be kept on unless ex-Manchester City boss Guardiola, somebody the governing body had spoken to previously, would come in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see anyone else out there at the minute, unless you go and get Pep Guardiola,\u201d Rooney said on the Wayne Rooney Show. \u201cIf Pep is available, then maybe you go and get him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he is a top-class manager, and what the top managers do [is] they learn from the mistakes and they improve and get better.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we sack him, what managers are we going to bring in? And I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anyone out there who\u2019s as good as Thomas Tuchel, unless Guardiola.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the big thing for me is he\u2019s not experienced at World Cups. We had the exact same with [Fabio] Capello. The World Cup is different, and you need to feel that environment, and now he\u2019s felt it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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