Sam Allardyce slams 'disappointing' FA and names his four England alternatives to Thomas Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel was announced as the new England manager on Wednesday, having agreed to take over from January alongside his new assistant, Anthony Barry

Sam Allardyce has not held back on his thoughts regarding the FA's recent appointment of Thomas Tuchel as the England manager. The former Three Lions boss voiced his disapproval this Wednesday on talkSPORT, following Tuchel's confirmation as Gareth Southgate's permanent successor.

Tuchel is set to start in January, with Anthony Barry as his assistant and Lee Carsley managing England’s upcoming Nations League games.

Allardyce, who briefly managed England before leaving due to a scandal involving undercover journalists, highlighted Tuchel's victories with Chelsea including the Champions League and Club World Cup wins. The outspoken ex-manager felt that an English coach should have been preferred and even suggested four other candidates for the role.

He insists the FA has strayed from their commitment to homegrown leadership.

Speaking to talkSPORT, Allardyce lamented: "England is the best or one of the best jobs you can get. Even though I was only there a short time, it's still one of the best jobs you can get, you can't deny that if you're an Englishman," he added, "The problem with the FA is they've gone against everything that they were doing in terms of building and developing their own from within.", reports the Mirror.

Sam Allardyce has expressed his disappointment at the Football Association's decision to appoint Thomas Tuchel as the new England manager, suggesting that Eddie Howe would have been a better choice. "For me, that could have been Lee Carsley. If not, they could have gone all out for Eddie Howe or even Frank Lampard or Steven Gerrard in the end because you've got a quality squad."

Allardyce believes that the FA should have opted for a British coach, citing the success of Howe at Newcastle as an example.

"You have to be up there or thereabouts, I think, for anybody to consider you as the English national coach," he added. "I think that's why I would have picked Eddie Howe and gone all out for it."

Allardyce also expressed his concern that the Premier League's global appeal has hindered the development of English coaches, making it difficult for them to break into the top-flight.

"The problem is the Premier League nullifies the development of English or British coaches because it's so difficult to get in there now," he said. "The whole world wants to play and manage in the Premier League. It is a difficult job but it's very disappointing that we've gone down this road. This short-term look for success route instead of development from [Southgate] onwards."