Thomas Tuchel, the manager of England, thinks his squad is in good shape going into the competition and may “dare to dream” about winning the trophy, but he does not consider them to be among the favorites for the World Cup.
The majority of bookmakers list England as one of the top candidates for the title, but Tuchel believes that the country’s six-decade drought since its lone victory in 1966 works against them.
The German compared England’s efforts at the June 11–July 19 competition to a player who has never won a title showing up at the Wimbledon tennis championships.We’re not the most popular. On the eve of England’s final warm-up against Costa Rica on Tuesday, he told reporters in Florida, “We can’t be, because we haven’t won it for so, so many years.”
There are established victors in the competition who have had greater success in more recent competitions. We battle for the prize because these are the favorites.It’s similar to going to Wimbledon and not being the favorite because you have never won.
You may win it, of course, and we want to, but we are aware of the requirements, which include maintaining composure and concentrating on our actions.”
Although Tuchel is leading a squad at the World Cup for the first time, he claimed to have learned a lot about tournament football from his club football Champions League campaigns.
“It is my opinion and my conviction that once you reach the quarter-finals, you can go all the way,” he said.I believe it’s crucial to concentrate on what we can do rather than trying to take in the entire event at once. We will handle the group stage after this, which is currently prep camp.
“Be sure to walk through your group without becoming sidetracked by overanalyzing. There is a lot of work to be done, but if you are in the quarterfinals, you can go all the way and the belief will be there.We want to take the next step tomorrow and are precisely where we want to be.”
On June 17 in Dallas, England will begin their campaign by playing Croatia in a rematch of their 2018 World Cup semifinal.
Tuchel stated that neither he nor the camp had any qualms about the squad’s potential when he qualified England’s prospects.I believe. “Everyone believes,” he remarked. “We all have a dream, but it comes with responsibility and hard work and commitment and discipline, and sometimes it comes with disappointment and setbacks.”All of this is included, but it’s crucial that we dare to imagine.
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