‘I will be there’ – Thomas Tuchel reveals top priority as England manager
Thomas Tuchel has lifted the lid on how his tenure as England boss will look. The new Three Lions manager will officially start his role on January 1 after agreeing a deal through to the end of the 2026 World Cup. AFPTuchel learned England’s World Cup qualifying fate on Friday[/caption] He follows Lee Carsley’s reign as interim boss following Gareth Southgate’s exit in the summer. Ahead of taking over, Tuchel attended Friday’s draw for World Cup qualifying in Switzerland. England were drawn in Group K alongside Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra, with the campaign to run from March until November. Tuchel’s first match could still be a friendly, though, with the dates for his side’s qualifiers yet to be announced. The former Chelsea boss has already revealed his first priority as Three Lions manager, however. Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Tuchel said: “To watch matches live and then get in touch with players and be at St. George’s Park to get a feeling, create an atmosphere and get known to all the people who work there and work there passionately for the same target. “So I’m happy to start, more than happy to start in January with all that.” Asked how regularly he plans to be at St. George’s Park, the German added: “Oh, very regularly. “I mean, this is our home, this is our base. So I will be there. “Otherwise, we cannot create an atmosphere that is needed over the course of the 18 or 20 months that we have together now. AFPThe Three Lions boss plans to attend matches as he builds an ‘adventurous’ team[/caption] “So this will be a very regular home for me. And I’m happy we have excellent infrastructure and we will use it.” Meanwhile, Tuchel plans to unleash an ‘adventurous’ England team over the next two years. When asked how his side will look, the 51-year-old explained: “Hopefully adventurous. “Hopefully we will play attacking football and we will make the players shine. “So this is it and it should be exciting to watch the group, that you feel the group and the excitement in the group. And we will try for that.” England won their Nations League group last month after winning five of their six matches under Carsley. Tuchel will replace Lee Carsley as England bossAFP But Tuchel will be keen to turn England into a winning force ahead of the World CupAFP The Three Lions have also qualified for each of the last seven World Cup tournaments dating back to 1998. Under Southgate, they finished fourth in 2018 before a run to the quarter-finals two years ago in Qatar. Tuchel’s predecessor also guided England to the final of back-to-back Euros during his tenure.
Thomas Tuchel has lifted the lid on how his tenure as England boss will look.
The new Three Lions manager will officially start his role on January 1 after agreeing a deal through to the end of the 2026 World Cup.
He follows Lee Carsley’s reign as interim boss following Gareth Southgate’s exit in the summer.
Ahead of taking over, Tuchel attended Friday’s draw for World Cup qualifying in Switzerland.
England were drawn in Group K alongside Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra, with the campaign to run from March until November.
Tuchel’s first match could still be a friendly, though, with the dates for his side’s qualifiers yet to be announced.
The former Chelsea boss has already revealed his first priority as Three Lions manager, however.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Tuchel said: “To watch matches live and then get in touch with players and be at St. George’s Park to get a feeling, create an atmosphere and get known to all the people who work there and work there passionately for the same target.
“So I’m happy to start, more than happy to start in January with all that.”
Asked how regularly he plans to be at St. George’s Park, the German added: “Oh, very regularly.
“I mean, this is our home, this is our base. So I will be there.
“Otherwise, we cannot create an atmosphere that is needed over the course of the 18 or 20 months that we have together now.
“So this will be a very regular home for me. And I’m happy we have excellent infrastructure and we will use it.”
Meanwhile, Tuchel plans to unleash an ‘adventurous’ England team over the next two years.
When asked how his side will look, the 51-year-old explained: “Hopefully adventurous.
“Hopefully we will play attacking football and we will make the players shine.
“So this is it and it should be exciting to watch the group, that you feel the group and the excitement in the group. And we will try for that.”
England won their Nations League group last month after winning five of their six matches under Carsley.
The Three Lions have also qualified for each of the last seven World Cup tournaments dating back to 1998.
Under Southgate, they finished fourth in 2018 before a run to the quarter-finals two years ago in Qatar.
Tuchel’s predecessor also guided England to the final of back-to-back Euros during his tenure.
