When he finally arrived for his press conference two hours late because of the England squad’s weather-delayed flight into Fort Lauderdale, Thomas Tuchel did not initially appear angsty or frustrated.
But once the questions and answers about England’s grim World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina began, the under-pressure England head coach was unwavering, unapologetic, and unwilling to engage, as he put it, in “the blame game”.