Is international management becoming sexy again?

[horsechoker]

Tuchel, Pochettino and Nagelsmann all 3 managers could have landed good club jobs and are still fairly young.

International management has become a sort of retirement home or for the below average and workshy.

But is that changing?

Yes
No
E)boue

 

[lexisonfire]

Prior to taking up an NT gig, all 3 were fired by a top club after facing negative publicity and run-ins with the club hierarchy, other than maybe Pochettino int'l football is just a springboard back into club football.

Nagelsmann: Dismissed from Bayern midseason because the club hierarchy preferred Tuchel. The Germany gig will open doors back to top club management that he couldn't secure after leaving Bayern.


Pochettino: Did not perform up to expectations at Chelsea. USMNT is a big step down since they aren't international contenders for trophies.

Tuchel: Dismissed from Bayern after disappointing last season, probably wants to get back into coaching ASAP and sees England NT as good option that will open doors to future PL club gigs if he does moderately well.

 

[Sandikan]

International football has never felt more tedious, but it's a supreme cash cow for the thinking manager.

A few games a year, loads of time "watching" and "researching" but not day to day work, and still a tidy sum of wad.

 

[FootballHQ]

I've always thought international football is a good job to take if a few club gigs haven't worked out (@lexisonfire basically says this).

When Deschamps took over France in 2012 he'd already managed Juventus, Monaco and had just led Marseille to 10th so his stock wasn't that high at that point.

Mancini was another who'd done the rounds of major clubs but still took the Italy job when he was only 54. Just took the money to go to Saudi when he probably could've taken a decent club job after winning the Euros.

When you look at British national teams I always remember McLeish being in charge of Scotland for about a year and getting a prem job despite not actually qualifying for the tournament. He'd been sacked by Rangers for finishing 3rd. Coleman was another who's domestic managerial career was fizzling out but then Wales relaunched him back into people's minds. To this day I still have no idea why he decided to pick Sunderland when he probably could've got a lower half prem team like Lawrie Sanchez did with Fulham in 2007.

It depends on many many things. Tuchel has already managed Dortmund and Bayern Munich so another domestic job in Germany would be a massive step down. Also managed Chelsea and PSG so he's had his fill of draining domestic jobs already so a more relaxed international job probably suits him currently. He'll still be young enough to go back into the club scene after 2028 or 2030.

 

[fps]

Club football is becoming even more relentless. Push factors as well as pull factors.