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Tuchel could hardly present a more marked contrast, having enjoyed spells at Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and most recently Bayern Munich.

That does not always translate to international success, and Southgate did well with England despite his relatively meager prior career (although given the players at his disposal, he probably should have won something).

But Carragher and Gary Neville have previously expressed sentiment that English managers are uniquely placed to excel in the national team job.

"I'm not a believer in foreign managers managing England," Carragher said on Sky Sports shortly after Southgate's decision to step aside.

"But we're not an emerging nation, we're England and I know we've only won one trophy but other countries on our level — Italy, Spain, Germany — they don't have foreign managers.

We don't need a foreign manager, we've done it before.

"I was involved in those times under Sven [Goran-Eriksson] and Fabio Capello — it wasn't great.

Carragher was involved in England squads under Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.

This was a strength of Southgate's when at his best, and some will wonder whether a foreign manager could motivate so effectively.

However, rejecting Tuchel in favor of an English candidate would be a huge decision too, assuming the German is indeed open to taking the role.
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