After leading England to a 3-0 home victory over the Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League group stage match, Thomas Tuchel, the England manager, attended a press conference. Below is an excerpt from his remarks.
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【Thomas Tuchel: Satisfied with the team's performance. They worked hard without much recognition】
Thomas, nice to see you. Tonight there was tremendous support for one player in particular on what was a special night for him. Harry Kane scored twice and had an excellent performance. How much does a performance like that mean, and how much does he deserve it?
Excellent, really excellent. I think the overall team performance was outstanding, and Harry's individual performance was equally impressive. On such a significant night for him, when he equaled Peter Shilton's England appearance record, he stepped up once more, pushing himself toward an incredible milestone in the record books. It's remarkable. He deserves this platform and he deserves all the praise.
Thomas, many people will ask you about Harry, but I'd like to ask how you feel after this relatively intensive training camp. Coming into this first extended international break in a long time, do you feel this England team has progressed since the end of the World Cup?
Yes, absolutely. That's what we need to do. Continuous development and improvement are our clear objectives. We've learned valuable lessons from everything we've gone through together. We've competed in major tournaments together, which remains incredibly valuable. But in sport, continuous development and self-improvement are always essential, and that's what we're fully committed to right now.
We've refined and improved certain tactical details within our structure. At the same time, we haven't compromised on the intensity, effort, and unity in how we play. The players who went to the World Cup with us have done excellent work maintaining and continuing our high standards and team culture both on and off the pitch. And I think that's something everyone can genuinely feel.
During this extended training camp, the most positive thing you experience is having plenty of time for post-game review and analysis, time for tactical meetings, more training time, and more time for the whole squad to be together. This allows us to build and reinforce things, because our shared tactical language slowly becomes embedded and takes root in our minds, and the tactical framework gradually becomes part of who we are.
Like after our big win in Croatia, we've applied those uncompromising tactical principles to the game—high intensity, high effort. We've maintained excellent momentum throughout the match, created many chances, and scored some beautiful goals. So overall, this has been a highly successful training camp.
Thomas, hello. Tonight there were quite a few player changes, and many players who hadn't played much previously got an opportunity, which really shows the excellent depth in this squad. How satisfied are you with the performance of the substitutes and rotated players tonight?
Very satisfied, extremely satisfied. As I mentioned in the previous post-match press conference, people sometimes overlook and forget what it takes for one player to step in and immediately perform at a high level. Of course, everyone must clearly understand their tactical role and what the team needs from them, how to serve the team, as well as knowing how to conduct themselves, how to be a good and capable teammate, and how to fully integrate into and accept the group. So we must ensure we maintain these high standards firmly both on and off the pitch.
As I just said, the players have done this. The senior players who went to the World Cup and played in the qualifiers with us have maintained all of this well. They've set strong foundations, allowing the new players joining the squad or those who didn't go to the World Cup with us to fully show their potential and have much better experiences. This is what everyone can see, and everyone has fully embraced and agreed with this. All of it has become natural and easy because everyone is filled with desire and hunger for the game.
Yes, we made four genuine changes from the start. I think every player in this training camp, with the exception of Jadon Sancho, got the chance to play. Everyone deserved to get that chance, and we've maintained the overall competitive level of the team at a very high standard. So I feel very pleased and happy about that.
Thomas, congratulations. It's clear that at the start of this training camp, you were facing many questions and doubts about the World Cup. Compared to a few weeks ago, do you feel a positive shift in the atmosphere, confidence, and momentum now?
Yes, I feel it, and I think it's essential to look forward and take the next step. I can only reiterate one point: we didn't get knocked out of the group stage. Even though sometimes the outside atmosphere makes it feel like we were eliminated, the reality is that we weren't. As you just said, our goal is to develop continuously, move forward, and progress.
The selection process afterward isn't easy. We've been without certain key players, some core players who played crucial roles in our outstanding World Cup campaign. Yes, there was some uncertainty and concern at that time, but this is what we're trying to do—build something and continuously add to it.
As I've said here before, despite external criticism and doubt, I said we're not starting from zero. I'm strongly convinced we don't need to start completely fresh because we can build on the strong foundation we've laid together. We played high-level football at the World Cup, and now we're taking the next step.
Taking the next step is always important. The commitment and professionalism of the players from day one of this training camp have been extremely high, and I'm delighted we've been able to show this across all four matches. Although we lost the first game, what matters most is the response and recovery that followed, and the team's response afterward has been truly excellent.
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