Tuchel's comments at a press conference sparked heated debate among supporters. He claimed that when reflecting on the World Cup experience, 99.9% of England fans would not discuss substitutions or tactical decisions, but would focus only on the team's performance. Matt Law, a renowned journalist for The Daily Telegraph, wrote that Tuchel's press conference remarks appeared carefully rehearsed and scripted, and his views were deeply out of touch, suggesting he would not genuinely listen to fan concerns.

Matt Law's original article

Over the past two months, the rest of us must have encountered that 0.1% of England fans.

According to Thomas Tuchel's understanding, 99.9% of England fans only want to discuss the team's highlights: the match against Mexico, the second half against Croatia, and even the comeback victory over DR Congo.

The final thirty minutes against Argentina—the moment England threw away its World Cup final ticket with its own hands?

Tuchel claims only 0.1% of fans would care about that.

About a week after the Argentina match, I happened to run into my son's former primary school teacher on the grass at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, and she definitely belonged to that tiny minority group.

Beyond wishing my son well as he moved up to secondary school, she only talked about why Tuchel kept his job after the Argentina collapse. I instinctively defended him, perhaps thinking he was still adjusting to the time zone.

The same thing happened with my friends. While enjoying music and cider at the festival, nobody cared about that night at Estadio Azteca.

Everyone wanted an explanation for Tuchel's tactical decisions.

Nobody mentioned the matches against Croatia or Congo to me.

If Tuchel's words were true, then I had only interacted with all the "wrong people."

"Let me tell you, about 99.9% of fans will not talk about substitutions, tactical changes, or anything like that," Tuchel said. "They'll talk about where they watched the Mexico match, the second half of that match, the atmosphere of the Croatia match; how worried they felt watching Congo, and where they celebrated.

"This is what the World Cup should be about: connecting people and giving them unforgettable experiences. And this is the feedback from fans I've received."

If he believes fans won't discuss the substitutions made in the Argentina match, why did Tuchel seem to have prepared a joke about it?

After the World Cup, when Tuchel announced his first squad, FA Technical Director John McDermott was sitting in the back row of the press room. He also laughed when Tuchel answered questions about his World Cup assessment.

"Of course, I received a lot of criticism about my substitutions, the substitutions I made," Tuchel said jokingly. He entered the Wembley press room with some notes in his hand.

The joke drew a few chuckles from the audience, but the entire statement appeared meticulously rehearsed. More strangely, Tuchel repeatedly glanced down at his notes while speaking.

He clearly made a deliberate effort to steer the conversation in a positive direction, revisiting what he called the "fan base" once more, and mentioning the third-place playoff against France to support his point.

"Looking back at the 6-4 victory over France, fans talk about that match as one of the best viewing experiences they've had," Tuchel said. "So perhaps I need to let go of my need to control things appropriately, accept more uncertainty, embrace the chaos, and perhaps that will bring out the best in the team."

The entire statement reads as if it was pre-written, and the ideas are completely detached from reality. But perhaps Tuchel's long-standing relationship with senior FA officials has created this unrealistic perception. Reports revealed that before the victory over Mexico, senior FA officials assured him his job was secure.

"There was a very special moment before the Mexico match, we had a conversation, and my boss told me: 'We know anything can happen in football, especially at a World Cup in Mexico. But you don't need to worry, we see the situation clearly and want to continue working together,'" he said.

"As a coach, that moment meant a great deal to me. I had the freedom to make choices, to coach freely. I never doubted that we would continue working together, and clearly, they had no doubts either."

"Of course, we will conduct a thorough review, but everything will be done behind closed doors. I am my own harshest critic, and to make progress, reflection is essential, and accumulating experience is an important part of coaching. This is where we stand now."

It sounds as though Tuchel doesn't really listen to much external criticism. He appears to value only the opinions conveyed to him by the so-called 99.9% of fans—voices that are rarely heard from the outside.

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