Eriksson was always serene, content with the idea that 'things just happened'

Sven-Göran Eriksson announced he was suffering from terminal cancer in August .

He died in August aged 76 , aged 76 .

His posthumously published book on “life and football” is entitled A Beautiful Game .

He was always serene, content with the idea that things just happened’.

Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard were probably the two most effective midfielders in the world.

Eriksson was also a victim of bad luck as he took charge of England for two World Cups and a European Championships.

The curse of international management: you can't recruit players you can’t recruit.

Thomas Tuchel is a divorced father of two in his early fifties.

Like Eriksson almost a quarter of a century ago, Tuchel has a background as a hard-working but unremarkable defender.

Gareth Southgate may prove no less useful an example in his equanimity and kindly spirit.