Tuchel wasn't happy with the performance. So why do England keep winning?
England manager Thomas Tuchel has expressed dissatisfaction with his team's performance despite their successful progression to the World Cup semi-finals. While he praised the players' heart and spirit, he criticized their technical errors and lack of tactical consistency.
Why it matters
It highlights the tension between results-based success and tactical perfection in elite international football management.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bellingham was England's hero again on Saturday, scoring twice in the quarter-final win over Norway
Football tactics correspondent Published 1 hour ago England fought hard to beat Norway in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, but manager Thomas Tuchel is clearly concerned.
"We made life very difficult for ourselves," Tuchel said. "The result is fantastic but I'm not happy with the performance."
He did follow these quotes up by commending the players for their heart: "I'm impressed with the effort, team spirit and belief to overcome adversity.
"But I am also a football coach and I think we can play better. We had a lot of momentum swings for both teams. We made life difficult in the way we played, sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough, not repetitive enough."
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