Thomas Tuchel: England boss says he must earn right to sing national anthem
England manager Thomas Tuchel said he had to “win the right” to sing the national anthem.
Tuchel, 51, Name his 26-man team In this month’s World Cup qualifier against Albania and Latvia, he said he would not sing God to save the king before those games.
The German said: “I think it’s not just given. You can’t just sing. That’s why I decided I won’t sing in the first game.”
After the October date, Tachel says he has “Not Decided” whether to sing.
The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss officially became England manager on January 1 but will make his debut on March 21 in the three Lions against Albania.
“I think, first of all, you have a very powerful, emotional and meaningful national anthem and I’m proud to be off-the-scenes and take charge of the UK national team,” Tacher said.
“It means everything. It means a lot to me and I can assure you, but I can feel it makes sense, it’s so emotional, it’s so powerful, it’s the national anthem, and I have to win my right to sing.”
Lee Carsley criticized England’s makeshift spells for not singing last year.
Tuchel joked at a press conference after the team announced that they did know the words of the national anthem, but planned to win the right to sing with “results, build groups and do my job correctly.”
He said: “Maybe I have to go deeper into the culture and get my rights from you, the players, the supporters, so everyone feels ‘he should sing now, he is a member of ourselves, he is a British manager, he should sing’.”
