{"id":13500,"date":"2024-10-17T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=13500"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:35:39","slug":"fa-coaching-badges-cost-double-spain-thomas-tuchel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/fa-coaching-badges-cost-double-spain-thomas-tuchel\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Coaching Badges Are More Than Twice The Cost Of Spanish Equivalent As Questions Raised Over English Talent Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eye-watering cost of FA coaching badges compared to those in Europe may explain the lack of top-level English coaches in world football.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the announcement of Thomas Tuchel<\/a> as the next England manager, many have expressed concerns at the Three Lions being led by a foreign coach.<\/p>\n

While some have argued that Tuchel’s nationality is irrelevant so long as he’s the best man for the job, others have pointed out the severely limited quantity of English coaches at the top of the game.<\/p>\n

No English manager has won a major trophy in England since Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth lifted the FA Cup<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n

And the last Englishman to win the English top flight as a manager was 32 years ago. Not since Howard Wilkinson guided Leeds United to the title in 1991\/92 has a homegrown manager won the league, and never in the Premier League<\/a> era.<\/p>\n

There is clearly no lack of top-level English playing talent, but at a managerial level, we have been dominated by coaches from the continent for the past three decades.<\/p>\n

At present, there are three English managers in the Premier League – four if you count English-born former Scotland international Russell Martin at Southampton.<\/p>\n

Five Spaniards are in charge of Premier League clubs, including those coaching three of last year’s top four sides in Pep Guardiola<\/a>, Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery.<\/p>\n

So why are there so many more top-level Spanish coaches than English?<\/p>\n

FA Coaching Badges Cost More Than Double Those In Spain<\/h2>\n

The price of earning your coaching badges could be a massive factor.<\/p>\n

Former Nottingham Forest<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> striker Stan Collymore argued as such on Twitter (now X).<\/p>\n

He posted his views on why England isn’t producing as many coaches of Thomas Tuchel’s standard.<\/p>\n

Collymore said: “[It costs] \u00a313,700 to do your Pro licence in England, today. In Spain, it’s around \u20ac5000.<\/p>\n

“There are 2200 Spanish pro licence coaches. There are 200 English pro licence coaches. Look at the correlation between cost and coaching number.”<\/p>\n

Others have echoed Collymore’s sentiments, too.<\/p>\n

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Tuchel for England, the lack of English coach deemed good enough needs to force The FA to look at the cost of coaching badges in this country. Intro to Coaching is \u00a3100 but the escalation from that point is ridiculous, UEFA C \u00a3650, UEFA B \u00a31,200, UEFA A \u00a34,000, UEFA Pro \u00a313,700!!<\/p>\n

— Pearcyy (@pearcyyy) October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n