England fans call for Thomas Tuchel to be SACKED before he starts job as FA accused of ‘bottling it’

ENGLAND fans called for Thomas Tuchel to be SACKED before he even starts his new job.

And some even accused The FA of “bottling it” over the appointment.

Tuchel, 51, accepted a £5million-a-year, 18-month contract to succeed Gareth Southgate as England manager with the objective of leading his new team to 2026 World Cup glory.

But despite signing on the dotted line in October, the German will not take over until January.

And that has seen a final farcical November international break with Lee Carsley in charge – and nine players dropping out for the two must-win clashes with Greece and Ireland.

Carsley is set to return to his role as Under-21s boss when Tuchel comes in.

But after inspiring his inexperienced side to a stylish, emphatic 3-0 win in Athens, plenty of supporters piled in on The FA’s decision to let Tuchel wait until the New Year to begin his reign.

And instead, they want Carsley to stay in charge of the senior team permanently after all.

One said: “Send Tuchel home and give Carsley the job!”

Another wrote: “Is it too late to sack off Tuchel if Carsley has them scoring goals like that?”

A third added: “Lee Carsley is a genius isn’t he? Who needs Thomas Tuchel?”

A fourth joked: “Who needs Tuchel?”

A fifth quipped: “Enjoying watching England tonight. Tuchel out.”

A sixth tweeted: “England with good patterns of play and attractive football. Yes defensively not well but if the football is this good who cares? Tuchel will be such a bad appointment.”

A seventh blasted: “FA totally bottled it with Carsley. Taking England in the right direction.”

And a final user simply typed: “Tuchel out!!”

England’s starting XI featured senior heads in Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham and stand-in skipper Kyle Walker – with Harry Kane surprisingly benched.

The remaining eight had just 78 caps between them.

They got off on the wrong notes, with an awkward rendition of the national anthem leaving ITV viewers hilariously covering their ears.

But the Three Lions were on song on the pitch as Noni Madueke teed up Ollie Watkins to break the deadlock inside seven minutes.

England weathered the Greece storm and got the all-important second goal when Bellingham’s shot came back off the post and bounced in off the hosts’ goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos.

Curtis Jones rounded off his superb debut with a delicious, cheeky flick as England leapfrogged Greece at the top of their Nations League group ahead of the final fixture against the Irish at Wembley on Sunday.

After his penultimate game in interim charge, Carsley said: “The most pleasing thing was the amount of control we had. We had a lot of possession and created a lot of chances.

“It was brilliant for Ollie to get a goal. It’s important that if we want to put these players in a position to win the World Cup, they need to have as many experiences as they can, so it’s no slight on Harry. He’ll start the next game.

“Harry understands that it’s important that other players experience that kind of experience we had tonight. He’s a great example to the rest of the players. I expect him to start on Sunday and play well.

“Curtis was outstanding, played with quality and a matureness that we saw in the summer (at the Under-21 Euros). He showed he can adapt and he’s intelligent enough to know where the space is.”