Head coach is keen to focus on positives but Nations League squad hints at desire for greater tactical options.
As Tuchel unveiled his first England squad since the World Cup, he said 99.9% of supporters he bumped into did not talk about his substitutions during the Argentina game.
The national mood is far more downbeat than Tuchel imagines and he is kidding himself if he thinks people have forgiven the way England folded after going 1-0 up against Argentina early in the second half.
The problem with focusing on the future is that Tuchel’s squad for Spain, Czechia and Croatia has to be viewed in the context of everything that happened at the World Cup.
Tuchel suggested his initial intention was to maintain continuity from the World Cup.
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Tuchel told the newcomers that earning a call-up had to be followed by performing in an England shirt.
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Head coach is keen to focus on positives but Nations League squad hints at desire for greater tactical options.
Thomas Tuchel should be listening to the 0.1%. As Tuchel unveiled his first England squad since the World Cup, he said 99.9% of supporters he bumped into did not talk about his substitutions during the Argentina game. Memories are shared of the knockout wins over Mexico and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The national mood is far more downbeat than Tuchel imagines and he is kidding himself if he thinks people have forgiven the way England folded after going 1-0 up against Argentina early in the second half.
Tuchel faced the media at Wembley on Friday and joked about his executives at the Football Association telling him off for his defensive changes against Argentina. Switching to serious mode, he insisted the narrative should be directed by the 6-4 win over France.
The problem with focusing on the future is that Tuchel’s squad for Spain, Czechia and Croatia has to be viewed in the context of everything that happened at the World Cup. Noni Madueke, Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney have been dropped from the 26 selected last summer. Tuchel suggested his initial intention was to maintain continuity from the World Cup.
Injuries led to a shift, depriving England of Dean Henderson, Dan Burn, John Stones, Reece James, Djed Spence and Jordan Henderson.
The message from Tuchel was that he has had no sleepless nights over his World Cup squad.
England, Tuchel said, were not the “most economical” side.
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