Thomas Tuchel Doesn't Want England To Have Mental Like At Euro 2024

Thomas Tuchel wants to change the mentality of the England National Team (Instagram/@england).

JAKARTA - Thomas Tuchel said he believed Britain had difficulty meeting expectations at Euro 2024 because the team played with fear of losing and had no hunger to win.

Despite reaching the final in Berlin where they lost to Spain, Gareth Southgate's England at the time were criticized for their uninspiring performance and lack of threat of attack in the tournament. In fact, the Three Lions actually became favorites to win.

When asked at a press conference on Thursday, March 20, 2025, local time, about an interview with ITV where he felt the team was struggling with pressure at Euro 2024 and declining performances as a result, Tuchel reiterated his opinion.

"That's just my feeling. It was my feedback. First of all it was my feeling in front of the TV long before I knew I might be responsible for this (England) team."

"That's how I feel. I think it's a pretty clear statement. I don't know how to explain it in other words."

"I want us to play with passion and hunger and the desire to win and the joy to win."

"The possibility of failure is part of that, especially in football. However, we want to implement this togetherness and the joy that everyone feels safe to express themselves and give their best."

"We played it. It was recognizable. We played with hunger and joy to win, not with fear to lose."

"Whatever can happen in football, we know this, but the focus is to win with more touch in the opponent's penalty box, more attacks, more high ball recovery. Here's the focus," Tuchel told a news conference.

England will have two matches during this international break by hosting Albania and Latvia at Wembley on March 22 and March 25, 2025 for the 2026 World Cup Qualification Group K match in the European Zone.