England Underdog Myth Debunked as Thomas Tuchel Issues ‘Dangerous’ Warning Ahead of Euros
‘It is still a little too early to start thinking about a victory parade,’ comments one England tabloid guy, while others are upset with Thomas Tuchel. The customary grim reaction to a 3-0 triumph over Wales will be forgotten by next week.
Did England beat Wales? Bring on the actual World Cup!
When he is not upsetting the national press by selecting Jude Bellingham, refusing to select Jude Bellingham, or recommending that England fans sing for more than 25 minutes, Thomas Tuchel irritates them by implying that England may not go to the World Cup as favourites.
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Mostly because they refuse. So we turn to The Sun, who never intentionally undersell the ‘build ’em up’ element of the usual tabloid role before major tournaments:
England 3 Wales 0: The Three Lions easily defeat their neighbours as Bukayo Saka’s incredible performance puts an end to the underdog narrative.
Absolutely, since defeating the 30th-ranked team in the world 3-0 in a friendly will undoubtedly alter their chances of qualifying for the World Cup.
Right now, it’s all but done. We don’t mean to imply that Charlie Wyett is acting or that he is getting carried away. The connection is not very visible, however..
Thomas Tuchel is serious when he says that England is the World Cup underdog. Not if his squad continues to play this way.
in a friendly match against Wales.
Considering a triumphal procession in Trafalgar Square following the World Cup final in July of next year is still a little too soon.
A “little too soon”? However, Tuchel has overseen a significant improvement with two fierce, aggressive displays after his first five games as manager put every English football fan to sleep—let’s not pretend that his squad weren’t bloody dreadful.
Against Wales (30) and Serbia (34th in the world). World champions Argentina have scored 31 goals in World Cup qualification, European champions Spain thrashed Turkiye by six goals the previous time out, and France is, well, France.
However, that underdog argument has been disproved by this 3-0 victory over Wales.
Thomas Tuchel dared to question why Wembley was so quiet, and just a week after Jason Burt wrote in the Daily Telegraph that “emphatically, the answer is no” in response to the question of whether Jude Bellingham should have been left out of the most recent England squad, he is back with a string of pearls.
We initially believed that Burt might have been made up by a frenzied headline writer since, certainly, no one would write, “Thomas Tuchel is dangerous and unnecessary for calling out England fans.” The term “dangerous” would be used by whom? Burt would, it turns out. Two times.
Burt, who is presumably ignorant that Pep Guardiola has a history of urging Manchester City supporters to be more vociferous and that Jurgen Klopp has done the same at Liverpool, observes that “turning on the supporters in this way is a dangerous game to play for any manager, not least an England manager.
” Was it “risky” for them, or was it only England? Or more specifically, when England is run by a German?
Tuchel has challenged the players; now he is confronting the fans. So, at least he is consistent. Even if none of his predecessors had taken such a potentially disastrous path.
A ‘possibly perilous path’? We understand that in the midst of an international break, tales become exaggerated, but Mediawatch is convinced of one thing: no one will remember this week, let alone next year.
Except for a few journalists who write for newspapers mostly read by old guys, no one cares.
The crucial question is if the German head coach is correct. No, he is not. Ideally, it would be louder.
But is that realistic? And does he really have the right to rip the supporters out like that when they have gone in droves, paid good money, and supported the team by their attendance? And this was a polite interaction.
We don’t think he was asking for ‘raucous’; we believe he was simply wondering why all he could hear were Wales fans in the second half of a game England had controlled. And he didn’t refer to them as a bunch of spanners; he simply stated it was “sad”.
Is that considered “dangerous”? However, this is by far our fave line from Burt’s work: Although Tuchel, who rides a Lime Bike across London, will have left here in a chauffeur-driven vehicle, it may also be a small factor, but the Metropolitan Line, one of the primary transport routes out of Wembley, was not operating. Fire him. Now sack him.
Jude Bellingham has been the target of a personal campaign by the Daily Mail, as we discussed in detail last month.
Ian Ladyman has contributed to the commotion by writing: “It’s true that Jude Bellingham has taken a lot of the blame for the negative things we have heard and seen about him over the past six months.”
On Thursday night, we witnessed an England number 10 playing the position with discipline, vigour, and creativity at Wembley.
Ian, Bellingham was awarded England Player of the Year less than a week ago. Fortunately, there is a way back for the English man, according to this wise old sage: From here on out, Bellingham is entirely responsible.
If he truly is an England leader of the future, or even a captain in waiting, Bellingham will look at what has happened in recent weeks and months and recognise that he must adapt and adjust.
We should all hope that he will play a significant role between now and the conclusion of next summer. It is all up to him now.
What, really, does that mean? Does Bellingham have to “adapt” and “change,” or do Phil Foden and Jack Grealish as well? If he apologises profusely for just carrying out his “contractual obligations” with the media, would this farce end?
