In 2012, as the FA’s technical director, he instigated the England DNA programme based at St George’s Park, designed to improve the national stock of coaching and coaches. To a degree ...

There is also the question of the ‘England DNA’, proudly unveiled by Dan Ashworth, the FA’s former director of elite development, and Gareth Southgate at St George’s Park a decade ago.

And the FA’s decision-makers should remember that ... It was easy to laugh at ‘England DNA’, which Southgate and Dan Ashworth unveiled at St George’s Park almost 10 years ago.

For the FA, though, a shift away from 'England DNA' and the pursuit of a project and towards a win-now strategy, feels like a roll of dice. If Tuchel is a success, they will be lauded but there is ...

A New Era or a Step Too Far?The Football Association’s decision to appoint Thomas Tuchel as the next England manager is sure ...

I want to thank the FA, in particular Mark and John ... READ: ‘Merchants of Woke’, ‘dark days’ and the end of ‘England DNA’ as GERMAN Tuchel named manager The 51-year-old, who will ...

This is in sync with comments he made earlier this year to ESPN when he said he felt more “appreciated” in England than his native country. When the FA first advertised this job in July ...

There is also the question of the ‘England DNA’, proudly unveiled by Dan Ashworth, the FA’s former director of elite ...