Thomas Tuchel spends first day at St. George's Park as England men's head coach

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Nicholas Veevers

The new Three Lions boss was at the national football centre for the first time on Monday

Thomas Tuchel checked in at St. George’s Park for the first time as England men’s senior head coach on Monday, following a busy few days since starting his new role on 1 January.

The Three Lions boss first arrived at the national football centre on Sunday evening, after attending the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield earlier that day alongside assistant coach Anthony Barry and technical director John McDermott.

And they were joined at SGP by Tuchel’s newly-appointed backroom team in goalkeeping coach Henrique Hilario, performance coach Nico Mayer and analyst James Melbourne.

Thomas was all smiles at SGP as he arrived for work on Monday morning

Monday saw an early-morning tour of St. George’s Park and its facilities, at both the football centre and hotel.

This included the Jimmy Armfield briefing room, the indoor Sir Alf Ramsey pitch, state-of-the-art gym and medical facilities and the Sir Bobby Charlton pitch, where he met head of grounds and estate Andy Gray and the venue’s grounds team.

During the tour, Tuchel also met members of the latest FA Pro Licence cohort including Ashley Cole, who will return to working alongside Lee Carsley with the England men’s under-21s this year after helping the Three Lions to promotion in the UEFA Nations League prior to Tuchel’s arrival.

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Thomas Tuchel's first day at SGP

Go behind-the-scenes as new England men's head coach Thomas Tuchel checks in at the national football centre

Tuchel was then introduced to his new colleagues in the offices at St. George’s Park, where he gave a short introductory speech that included his own personal welcome and vision about the work to come.

Monday evening sees Tuchel making the trip to Molineux to watch Wolverhampton Wanderers play Nottingham Forest, which will be his fourth match in three days.

That schedule began on Saturday morning when Tuchel and Barry were taken by McDermott to Spurs Lodge, where the England squad often stay and train ahead of games at Wembley, to see the facilities there.

Tuchel met Andy Gray, head of grounds and estates, during his tour of St. George's Park

They subsequently made the short trip to watch Tottenham Hotspur’s game with Newcastle United in the Premier League in north London before heading south to the Sussex coast for the Saturday evening clash between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal.

Tuchel and his team will spend Tuesday and Wednesday at St. George’s Park for a series of meetings with the various departments based at the football centre.

This will include MU21s head coach and former senior interim head coach Carsley to reflect on the autumn matches, members of the performance and analysis department and also the team operations department, to discuss March’s fixtures with Albania and Latvia and the 2026 World Cup European qualification programme.

The new Three Lions boss introduced himself to staff in the offices at St. George's Park on Monday morning

Tuchel's first game in charge will be on Friday 21 March 2025, when the Three Lions host Albania at Wembley Stadium connected by EE, swiftly followed by Latvia on Monday 24 March at the same venue.

Thomas Tuchel spends first day at St. George's Park as England men's head coach

The new Three Lions boss was at the national football centre for the first time on Monday

Thomas Tuchel's first day at SGP

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