Many have tried and failed to end England’s 60-year pursuit of a major title but Thomas Tuchel could be the man to get the job done.
That’s what millions of fans back in Blighty will hope is the case as the Three Lions prepare for a third straight World Cup quarter-final.
It would be an irony if the man to end England’s trophy limbo was from Germany, the same nation they defeated to lift the crown in 1966.
When asked for his interpretation of what ‘It’s Coming Home’ signifies, Tuchel gave an impassioned breakdown of the anthem’s deeper meaning: “Well it’s the motherland of football, it’s Wembley, it’s the cathedral of world football, so this is why it should be ‘coming home.’
“But we have some steps in between. We cannot get carried away, not to look too much further up front, and also we have to stop looking back now.
“That is what we agree with the team, we draw a line in the sand. It’s no more Mexico. It’s only about Norway. And that started today. We had enough time to digest.
“Football and the World Cup in itself is there to make a country, and make our fans dream and believe and excite them. This is what it’s for. And we’re on the best way to do that. And we want to take the next step.”