‘No hunger, no identity’: Thomas Tuchel claims England were afraid at Euro 2024

Head coach scathing about Southgate’s last tournamentHe wants to see ‘joy to win’ in his first England match

Thomas Tuchel has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s performance under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, saying they lacked “hunger” and “identity” last summer.

England fought their way to a second consecutive Euros final before losing 2-1 to Spain but Tuchel felt the side were afraid of losing and played without any excitement during a campaign in which Southgate faced fierce criticism from supporters and pundits.

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