ATLANTA (AP) – How is England coach Thomas Tuchel dealing with the pressure of reaching the semi-finals? world cup?
Simple. Bicycles, parking, and ice cream.
Coach Tuchel said this beforehand: World Cup semi-final England vs Lionel Messi’s Argentina It means you can relax by reconnecting with your inner child.
“Sometimes I feel like I’m 15 years old again, just by getting on my bike, going to a big parking lot, grabbing an ice cream and riding for 15 minutes,” Tuchel said on Tuesday. “On a warm summer night, enjoying an evening with ice cream for 15 minutes reconnects you with the beauty of that feeling we all have in our hearts. Sometimes that’s all you need.”
german coach Tuchel will take office in 2024 He was then responsible for leading England to their first trophy since winning the World Cup in 1966.
They were just one win away from leading the team to their second World Cup final appearance.
England face defending champions Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday, and it would be understandable if Tuchel was feeling the pressure, especially with Messi on the line and a restart against one of football’s fiercest rivalries between the Three Lions and Argentina.
Tuchel said the trip to Mexico and playing at high altitude had been exhausting, and that the come-from-behind wins against Congo and Norway had been a “roller coaster”, but he also said the experience had energized him.
“I would say it gives me energy and makes me feel alive,” he said. “I love it so much, it gives me energy every day.”
Tuchel, who won back-to-back trophies with Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, said he was grateful for the opportunity to manage at the World Cup.
As for ending England’s 60-year trophy drought?
“I don’t feel burdened,” he said. “You feel nervous, and so do I. That’s natural. But I don’t feel burdened.”
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