In this training session, the goal of the England team is nothing other than winning the 2026 World Cup. There was not much time to concentrate and Tuchel only had 15 months to review and refresh everything.
When signing the FA contract, the German strategist also only signed for the 2026 World Cup. If successful, his seat would certainly be stable and vice versa.
England will have 2 matches that will be considered easy in this training session. They both played at home at Wembley against Albania and litva in the World Cup qualifiers. Winning is something that can be held firmly in the hand of the players, but how the "Three Lions" will win is what fans are waiting for.
"Thomas Tuchel says very briefly, directly and transparently everything he wants. Tuchel points out what the team is lacking and what needs improvement. To be very frank, that is what Tuchel impressed everyone with" - striker Morgan Rogers shared.
Before each major tournament, England players often fall into a state of not knowing whether they can overcome the pressure or not when they are always the team that is most criticized by the media.
Under Gareth Southgate, the "Three Lions" have reached the EURO finals twice but lost both times. That achievement made many fans think that the "Three Lions" were just at that threshold. Therefore, Thomas Tuchel is here to solve this psychological problem for his students.
Tuchel knew he didn't have much time, so on his first day of training, the 51-year-old strategist told the players this message. After this campaign, it will take another 60 days for the team to gather again, so Tuchel wants to improve as much as possible to stabilize the squad in advance.
After the training session in March 2026, Tuchel and his team will have exactly 24 days to travel and practice before the opening match at the 2026 World Cup.
Tuchel and other coaches all understand how valuable the time spent with the national team is. It was a very short time but there were many tasks, so everything was sometimes overloaded. Therefore, the 51-year-old coach needs to have quick courses to quickly convey what he wants.
"Every time we gather with the national team, we have a clear disadvantage, which is the problem of having too little time. However, in return, the whole team is very focused because everyone understands the nature of the work.
This is completely different from when players play for clubs" - Mauricio Pochettino once shared when he was the captain of the US team.
When Tuchel focused on the England team with the goal right now of winning the 2026 World Cup, everything needed to be very urgent. The former Chelsea captain knows that the players will be very focused, so he needs to take advantage of it to convey to the maximum what he wants.
As Rogers shared, the new captain of the team really wants each training session to be an accelerated course for him and his teammates to absorb new ideas.
Due to different goals and Tuchel being forced to time, his coaching style will be very different from Southgate. Southgate was given time to build everything meticulously and in detail.
Tuchel has a talented squad, so he needs to burn unnecessary periods to focus on the main task.
For Tuchel, his time in England is just a short-term contract job for 18 months, not a long-term future like Southgate. If the project is successful, the two sides will continue together and vice versa.
After winning the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea, if Tuchel wins the 2026 World Cup with England, he can step up to the ranks of the most successful coaches in the history of football in the foggy country.
No one in the FA requires Tuchel to do this or say that, everyone understands everything is extremely urgent, so give this strategist the right to decide everything for himself. With all the conditions given him, Tuchel was forced to show all he had.
