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To think Thomas Tuchel isn't attractive in the slightest?

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purplehydrangea79 · 17/07/2026 10:16

I was surprised to see an article in The Guardian recently which stated that Thomas Tuchel has been described as "bafflingly sexy" on Mumsnet. I am actually a bit flabbergasted. I don't find him attractive in the least. I get the impression that he has something of the night about him. I get emaciated vampire vibes from him. 🧛

He's certainly no Zelenskyy, who was being touted as the sexiest man alive on MM for a while - not sure if he still is though.

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LadyLooo · 17/07/2026 11:11

saraclara · 17/07/2026 10:59

To be fair, OP was commenting on something that had been said on Mumsnet and in the Guardian. She didn't just come on here to randomly criticise his looks.

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What does it matter whether she's done it randomly or not?

It's still very unpleasant and has nothing to do with his job.

AgitaAndroid · 17/07/2026 11:06

Surely too late for this subject, @purplehydrangea79 - you’ve missed his moment!

(Though I’ve missed The Guardian article. My comment on the original thread was quoted in the erm … gutter press. 🤨)

LlynTegid · 17/07/2026 11:00

I don't think many women or men in the Southampton area would ever have considered Matthew Le Tissier as attractive, but he was a wonderful footballer, which is what counted.

saraclara · 17/07/2026 10:59

Massagetimemachine · 17/07/2026 10:42

That’s ok, I’m sure he doesn’t find you attractive either

To be fair, OP was commenting on something that had been said on Mumsnet and in the Guardian. She didn't just come on here to randomly criticise his looks.

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 17/07/2026 10:56

You’re not being unreasonable but this is quite a mean thread to start. I doubt he’s on here but how would you feel reading this about yourself.

ilovesooty · 17/07/2026 10:51

Userexcuser · 17/07/2026 10:39

Didn't know being attractive was a criteria for a football manager or countless other jobs.

Exactly.

Massagetimemachine · 17/07/2026 10:42

That’s ok, I’m sure he doesn’t find you attractive either

Userexcuser · 17/07/2026 10:39

Didn't know being attractive was a criteria for a football manager or countless other jobs.

MissMoneyFairy · 17/07/2026 10:35

Do you think he'd find you attractive op?

JacquesHarlow · 17/07/2026 10:33

What is "attractive", @purplehydrangea79 ?

Is there a single band of attractiveness from Zac Efron to Idris Elba and nothing in between?

Or is it at all possible that people can find all manner of characteristics (intensity, slim build, strong jawline, passionate interest in a subject, nationality) as something they would consider attractive?

Remember, the Guardian is a newspaper that once purported to be for liberal intellectuals. That means Tuchel will always be positioned as the "thinking gal's crumpet" along with any other left field person they can think of.

As a result, you may not be the target audience for any of it - the prose about him, Tuchel himself, any of it!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 17/07/2026 10:28

And if there was a post stating "Well that Claire Balding is no oil painting but Emma Raducanu is a hottie" what would the replies be?
Does a female sports competitor have to justify how they look ?
How judgey and superficial ?

There was a thread on Erling Haaland that was bordering on cruel with some of the comments .

They aren't films stars or pop stars or models .
Who cares what they look like .

Jeschara · 17/07/2026 10:27

What has his looks got to do with anything? What a childish thread. If it had been a man saying this about a woman he would be accused of all sorts of misogyny.

blankcanvas3 · 17/07/2026 10:22

I don’t think he’s traditionally attractive but there is something sexy about him!

NormalAuntFanny · 17/07/2026 10:17

He's like an upscaled Gollum

fartotheleftside · 17/07/2026 10:17

He'd be hotter if he'd managed to keep us in the world cup