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England and the managers who turned down the national job

It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do so.
England and

Sam Todd

It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do so.
Lack of experience, a preference for club management, and other loyalties have been just some of the sticking points.
With Thomas Tuchel only too willing to jump into the England managerial hotseat, here are those who decided it was better to give the England job a swerve.
Jimmy Adamson
Thomas Tuchel might want to put a second star on the shirt, but the person responsible for the first was not always destined to be Sir Alf Ramsey.
Jimmy Adamson, assistant to Walter Wint...

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