Thomas Tuchel is a talented coach who can build a team in a short period of time – according to a compatriot and fellow team boss.

Fabian Huerzeler is delighted for the former Dortmund and Chelsea chief, who has taken charge of the England team.

He believes Tuchel’s qualities are well-suited to national team duties.

Speaking at his Thursday morning press conference, Huerzeler said: “I'm happy for him, I really admire him.

“I think he has proved that he can be very successful with his teams and he can build a successful team quite fast.

“That's also a challenge, especially for the national team. When we look at his former clubs, he always was able to be successful after a short time.

“That's exactly the challenge he will face for England.

"He is a coach who has the skills to build a successful team in a really short time.

“That's a special skill and not everyone is able to do this and on top of that for me, he is able to make the players better. He plays with a clear structure.

“He has tactical intelligence, I saw especially also in the Champions League games last season against Arsenal, for me also against Real Madrid, where in my opinion they deserved to get to the final and you only can win these games by being tactically clever.

“I know there are different opinions already in the public [about his nationality] but in my opinion he's a good choice for the English team.”

Huerzeler smiled as he looked at the coaching talent coming from Germany.

He said: “It will be interesting. We have in Germany a good coach with Julian Nagelsmann, now we have a very good coach also for the English federation.

“So that will be for sure two nations, two countries who will fight, who will compete for the world championship!

“I know there are other good countries and nations to compete for the world championship, but with these two German coaches, I think percentage is high that some of them might win the world championship.”