England's head coach Thomas Tuchel has set his sights on Nations League and Euro 2028 success after the team's third-place finish at the World Cup. Tuchel believes England's football culture is built around playing at full throttle, with the team often going for a high-scoring match rather than a controlled victory. This approach was evident in their semi-final loss to Argentina, where they had nothing left in the tank and watched the game slip away after going 1-0 up in the 55th minute.
Tuchel has admitted that he sometimes craves greater control in matches, but feels that the more chaotic nature of the Premier League will remain his template as he targets glory at Euro 2028. He would like his team to "become for 10 minutes more like Spain" when the pressure is on, but ultimately, he will always play to the strengths of his players. England's players and spectators "go for it" and prefer to play with a more attacking style, which Tuchel believes is a beautiful thing.
Tuchel has accepted that his team could have played better across the piece, but he will not allow the second half against Argentina to override the positives and how, after the win over France in the third-place playoff, it added up to England's best tournament finish since 1966. The team will now focus on the Nations League games against Spain, Czechia, and Croatia, with Tuchel looking to "embrace the chaos" and work with what he has.