England’s coach Thomas Tuchel said he would not want to be anywhere in the world other than leading his team in the World Cup semifinal against defending champions Argentina. The Three Lions registered a 2-1 win against Norway to make it to the last four.
England claimed a win-from-behind after Jude Bellingham scored a brace for Thomas Tuchel’s team following Andreas Schjelderup’s goal in the 36th minute.
England had made it to the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup and have ended as the runners-up in the last two Euros. However, the Three Lions would want to go all the way in the ongoing quadrennial event.
Tuchel was not happy with his team’s performance against Norway as he thought they were not clinical. The German said it is going to be intense in the semifinal clash against the reigning champions.
“It’s intense,” Thomas Tuchel said. “I’m enjoying it a lot. I feel very alive in these moments.
“To lead a team out on the field and to be there, and preparation is done and then you go out, and then the last two to three minutes before a match, I feel very alive.
“This is where I want to be. I don’t want to be anywhere else in the world in these minutes. And in this very moment, nowhere else in the whole wide world.
“I enjoy it a lot but having a knockout match every three, four days is, yeah, a new level of demand and a new level of emotional roller coaster. I admit that, so I also need a bit of time now. We will give the players [Sunday] full recovery and start at the latest in the afternoon our preparation for the match with the staff.”
Tuchel said England must lift their level against Argentina and bring their A-game to the pitch.
“They have to, no doubt about it,” the England boss said. “The level of training will go down, of course. Now it is just about recovery. Everyone is ready to attack the last eight days of the tournament.
“The next three days are crucial, of course, to be ready. We have another flight, but this victory will help a lot, this feeling will help a lot. We have a top facility to recover at the highest level and we will be ready.”
England will face Argentina in the semifinal in Atlanta on Wednesday.
