Thomas Tuchel criticized the predecessor Gareth Southgate and said that England did not have a clear style of play at Euro 2024 last summer.
The three Lions reached the final despite a series of disappointing displays to be beaten by Spain.
Southgate tactics have been widely criticized with England, which won only one of their three stage matches in Germany before requiring a brilliant kick over Jude Bellingham’s head to avoid an outing in Slovakia in Slovakia.
Sanctions were required to see Switzerland when it took another goal of stopping time, this time from Ollie Watkins, to beat the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Southgate withdrew following the tournament and was replaced full -time by Tuchel, who takes care of the team for the first time tomorrow evening when England opens their World Cup qualification campaign against Albania in Wembley.
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Asked in an interview with ITV Sport if he thought that England had a clear style of play to euros, the German replied: “Not last summer, no.”
By explaining what was missing, he added: “Identity, clarity, rhythm, rehearsal of models, players ‘freedom, players’ expression, hunger …
“They were more afraid to abandon the tournament in my observation than to have the excitement and the hunger to win it.”
The top of the excitement of the list of wishes of the boss of England Tuchel
Tuchel, who managed Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the club level, hopes to bring this excitement to the national team.
“The point of view that people feel that [England] are the team to beat, “he said.
“That we already know when we arrived, once we have qualified, that it is the team to beat.”
Tuchel has already made an impression with a Announcement of the controversial team who saw the return of midfielder Jordan Henderson And a first call for the veteran of Newcastle Dan Burn.
