Welcome to The Athletic FC's YouTube channel, where best-in-class journalism meets video. Thomas Tuchel is about to lead his England team into their first major tournament and his squad selection has raised some eyebrows... Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been left out for the likes of Jarell Quansah, Morgan Rogers and Jordan Henderson. Tuchel has said that he's trying to build the best possible team, not select the 26 most talented players, but how will they actually play? JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie dig into Tuchel's England and dissect his tactical setup to find out if they can actually win the World Cup. ------------ Timestamps: 00:00 How will Tuchel's England actually play? 00:47 General shape and movements 1:50 England in possession 03:15 England's flexible structure 04:48 England's build up under pressure 08:19 How will England press? 10:52 Will England play like Arsenal? 11:39 The right profiles in the final third 14:03 Other things to look out for 17:00 Can England win the World Cup? #worldcup #england #football ------------ Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/checkout2/intro30/?source=video_youtube_theathleticfc Watch our latest uploads here 👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9HdRjQJ0mH6bJW9MeLavdgTi-vMbJtrg&si=uKJJXdcnzAYGWiJo 💻 🎧 Watch the Tifo Football Podcast here https://www.youtube.com/@tifo-podcast 📬 Sign up for The Athletic FC Newsletter here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic FC: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAthleticFC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theathleticfc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theathleticfc Listen to The Athletic Football Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TAFPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4ojTuK7gwy3ZdQdB9 Subscribe to The Athletic FC newsletter for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic's Premier League WhatsApp Channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4OzCyKwqSbZb1pna0K ------------ Additional footage sourced from AP Newsroom
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Adam Wharton even got left out of the left out players.
england should sign mbappe
refreshing take that doesnt just moan about how their favorite played wasn't selected
I have a few issues with the squad, but I feel better than ever about England as a team. It does finally feel like there’s more focus on team and system than player
We are witnessing prime Jon MacKenzie. Great to see The Athletic finally let him what he does best...
This is the most honest appraisal of Tuchel’s strategy. Great analysis!
what i cant wrap my head around is that tuchel literally said that he will be focusing on set pieces and other aspects of the game and STILL somehow left maguire out who has always been the rock for england
Comparing this to something like Rory Jennings nonsense with 'The Club' is staggering. Good stuff.
It's funny because they don't shout "something got cut" when they're not on the pod, but you can absolutely tell when something did
Do we know if England has a good sports psychologist and an IT person/solution for blocking out English media? Such a great team, would love to see them go deep.
Awo! Shout out for wearing the Curacao jersey!! 🇨🇼🇨🇼🇨🇼
If Kane and Bellingham can find some chemistry then you got a good chance. I don't even think for a second that Bellingham will sit on the bench. No freaking way.
not a perfect comparison, but in Canada we have this issue with our hockey program. Every time a major tourney comes up its "how did he get left off? AND HIM?!" but let me spin you a cautionary tale. in 1998 we tried to get cute at the olympics in 2006 and it went sideways real fast. Sometimes when you have the most talented players you just bring 'em. i do realize English football has its OWN 2006 team selection nightmare.
I like these 2 guys. I really am tempted to buy the book.
jj is looksmaxxing with that absolutely delicious curacao kit
Refreshing content instead of the usual "this is a disgrace", "shambles", etc etc we usually see from other channels! Make more videos like this please!
Honestly, if you look at probabilities, even the favourites normally have a max 15% chance of winning, that’s 1.5 wins in every 10 tournaments I.E likely to win one in 40 years given they remain favourites consistently over multiple generations. So no, no team is likely to win the World Cup, but if you are looking at, does England have the talent to compete with Spain, France etc, then yes they 100% do
I think Tuchel is thinking for any chance to win, they need to play around their best player harry Kane. It’s easy to make harry kane successful - just rebuild an English Bayern Munich. All the English players chosen is to make a template of Bayern Munich with harry kane as the center piece.
Good analysis. I think your video simply and clearly shows why Tuchel was never going to take Maguire (too slow, plays deep, can't be flexible as you describe for Tuchels adjustments, stubborn, not (Tuchel) team player), Trent (defending not a strength, doesn't follow a plan, wanders too much, not (Tuchel) team player?), Foden / Palmer not tactical or style fit. All / most of the things we struggled with under Southgate (whom I liked) are being addressed or have been addressed. Finally we have a manager who is structurally and tactically excellent....unlike for the last ? fifty years...and has the confidence and balls to leave players at home who may be stars in their own team, but aren't stars in the England team
Was very surprised to see Wharton get MoTM in the European final without a Jordan Henderson next to him cajoling and resassuring him constantly. Absurd decision, and theyll be a game against a good team when the bench is needed and there's bang-average Henderson, Mainoo and Quansah to change the game.