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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Barney Ronay in Rijeka

Let’s stop doubting Thomas Tuchel: England are impressive and Euro 2028 is the target

Thomas Tuchel claps
Thomas Tuchel celebrates after England’s 7-0 Nations League win over Croatia in Rijeka on Saturday. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Move fast and fix things. It has been a fine week so far for Thomas Tuchel as he attempts the cyclical task of soldering together not just an England team, but a way of looking like one, all the while being battered by the to-and-fro conflicting winds of England managerdom.

There is nothing new here. This is a job that involves not just picking the right players and making high-stakes calculations over your second-half substitutions, but carrying out these basic duties while wrestling with aggrieved members of the Thuggee cult on a collapsing rope bridge outside the Temple of Doom, and simultaneously having your heart ripped out.

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