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Leeds United boss Daniel Farke, who is a good friend of Thomas Tuchel, had this so say on the German's appointment at England: "First of all congratulations to Thomas and England. I think he’s an excellent solution."

Speaking to BBC Leeds, he added: "His CV speaks for itself. He’s a world-class coach. He’s coached Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea, Bayern - so has lots of experience. He won the German title and German Cup too."

Can Thomas Tuchel add the World Cup with England to his impressive CV?

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Former Norwich and Borussia Dortmund defender Christoph Zimmermann says he had a "positive" experience under new England manager and "perfectionist" Thomas Tuchel while they were both at Borussia Dortmund from 2015 to 2017.

The then Under-23s player, who is now playing for Darmstadt, had been training with the Dortmund first- team.

“What I found very positive about him was that even though I didn’t play any competitive games for Dortmund, he would still take the time to talk to me about his ideas and how he wants his centre-half to play," Zimmerman told The Scrimmage, a Norwich City fan podcast from BBC Radio Norfolk.

“At first I thought it didn’t make too much of a different to how I play because I didn’t think I would be in his plans, and wouldn't have a huge impact on how the first team will perform.

“But I think it comes down to his very clear idea of football, especially in possession, which means every member on the pitch is important.

"Even sometimes in training it’s how you play a ball, it’s weight and the side you play it on really makes a difference, therefore I think he is a perfectionist.”

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Former Norwich and Borussia Dortmund defender Christoph Zimmerman believes that new England manager Thomas Tuchel will have to adapt to international football:

“I think 100 per cent that it will be different for him because if you look at his record with Mainz, Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern it’s all club football," Zimmerman told The Scrimmage, a Norwich City fan podcast from BBC Radio Norfolk.

Zimmerman, who was with Tuchel at Dortmund, added: "In modern football standards he has had a long spell of time to develop players and try to implement his philosophy and obviously that changes.

“Instead of working with the players 24/7 for two years you get two weeks here and two weeks there. You don’t get a pre-season with the players. They arrive in the international break and you have two or three days to prepare for a game and the next one comes quickly after.

“It will be a lot of tactical work at the start because it doesn’t tire you out as much as the physical stuff does. I think the quality of the England squad is next to none in the world. If you’re looking at individual quality they should all be competing for titles.

"I think any top country in the world at the moment will have spoken of England and said how have they not been able to win a major tournament in the last decade because the players you have are so good."

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Joe Wilson
BBC News sports correspondent

There are a couple of questions that still linger in my mind.

From the FA's perspective, Mark Bullingham saying they interviewed approximately 10 candidates for this job including some English candidates.

When he was asked specifically, did anyone turn this job down, he did not say yes or no to that question.

Joe Wilson
BBC News sports correspondent

Tuchel began the media conference by quoting Pele, paying tribute to Wembley Stadium. I mean, that's a smart move and smacks of somebody who has a lot of media experience.

That of course is a key part of the job.

Joe Wilson
BBC News sports correspondent

I thought this was a consummate performance from Thomas Tuchel. Standard of English - exceptionally good.

I think he'd had time to prepare his answers. He knew what questions were coming and I thought he was passionate when he needed to be, committed to trying to win the next World Cup. Of course I think he has to say that because following Gareth Southgate that's the room for improvement.

On how Tuchel compares to Gareth Southgate, former England striker Gary Lineker said: "He is a different kind of manager to Southgate. He will be more of an aggressive coach in terms of playing on the front foot. He is tactically wise and I think he will be more offensive than Southgate.

"It will be interesting to see if he can make them gel and believe in themselves."

More from Gary Lineker on what Thomas Tuchel will need to do to bring England success: "It is just one last step isn't it? They made a couple of finals under Gareth Southgate so were knocking on the door.

"There is no question that England have the quality needed to challenge for trophies and the upcoming World Cup. They have the ability throughout.

"Sometimes if you keep knocking on the door then it might just open, and I have no doubt it will with this England squad. Whether that is in 18 months' time or over three years that remains to be seen. It is just about belief so hopefully Tuchel can instil that in them. They should have that because they are so talented.

"He will have difficulties and problems because sometimes having that much talent can be an issue for you. He is going to have to try and keep super high-quality players happy when they are not always playing as he can't play them all.

"But he is very demanding and driven. He has very good tactical acumen. There is no question that England will be one of the favourites going into the next World Cup."

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Match of the Day presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker has been speaking to BBC Sport about new England head coach Thomas Tuchel: "It is an interesting appointment. There is no doubt that he is an elite coach as he has won things, including the Champions League with Chelsea, so he is to be respected.

"Obviously people will debate whether England should have an English coach, and having a German one is interesting, so we will have to see how it pans out."

England captain Harry Kane, who played under Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich, posted on X, external: "Looking forward to playing under the boss again!"

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That's everything from Thomas Tuchel's first media conference as England manager.

We'll have plenty of reaction to what he had to say, and his appointment, through this afternoon.

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FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham on whether Thomas Tuchel was the only person they offered the job to: "We ran a really clear process, we spoke with approximately 10 people throughout. Clearly some were more up for the role than others.

"We were absolutely delighted to end up with Thomas and we believe he gives us the best chance of winning the World Cup so we believe we've got the best candidate for the job."

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FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham on other candidates: "The whole process was confidential. I understand at times that may be frustrating for people but we had to make that confidential for us but also really, more importantly for the candidates.

"We interviewed approximately 10 people, we did interview some English candidates within that."

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FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham's opening remarks on appointing Thomas Tuchel as England manager: “We had a really clear recruitment plan in place before the Euros. John McDermott and the team developed our ideal profile for an international coach and a shortlist if we needed it.

"After Gareth [Southgate] resigned we executed that plan, met and evaluated potential candidates.

"Thomas was absolutely outstanding, providing a clear vision of how we will work with our players to get the best out of them and to give us bets chance in World Cup.

"We wanted to wait for the international window to be over before we announced it.

"We are also delighted that Ant [Anthony Barry] is joining us. He is one of the most exciting young English coaches around.

"I'd like to thank Lee Carlsey for stepping into role for six matches, he's handled himself really well and I'm sure will continue to do so. He will manage the team for the November international window, and then return to lead the Under-21s trying to defend their Euro under-21 title.

"I'd also like to thank Gareth and Steve. The fact we had such a high level of interest in this role was testament to the foundations they laid over their eight years with us."

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New England head coach Thomas Tuchel, questioned on why he chose this job over Manchester United: "The idea and the way John and Mark presented it was very fast and confidential. It was very straightforward, it was a decision for this job and not against anything else."