Thomas Tuchel says he fully intends to carry on as England manager as he blamed the country’s ‘football DNA’ for their World Cup exit.
His side suffered a heart-breaking loss to Argentina in their semi-final clash on Wednesday night.
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Having taken a second-half lead through Anthony Gordon, England conceded twice late on to succumb to a 2-1 defeat.
Despite Tuchel’s tactics coming under fire following the match, eSPORTY understands the FA have no plans to part ways with their manager.
His current deal runs through until the end of Euro 2028 in two years’ time.
Tuchel’s future
Tuchel has now addressed his future, revealing he believes the Three Lions can still win a trophy with him in charge.
When asked if he plans to stay on, he explained: “100 per cent, and there’s still enough to improve, still enough to improve and I’m more than happy to do that.
“I still think we can impose ourselves more on the ball, I still think we can still show how good football players we are.
“I think it’s still in us because I see it in training in every camp and here also in the World Cup and I still feel there is an extra level that we need to conquer and we need to step up on the next level and then to get the big prize.”
Tuchel signed a new two-year contract extension in February.
His deal will now run until at least the end of Euro 2028, which England will co-host with Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
Prior to the extension, his contract had been due to expire at the end of this summer’s World Cup.
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‘DNA’ problem
Tuchel also defended his formation change against Argentina, having brought on three defenders in a bid to protect England’s 1-0 lead.
Instead, he has claimed a weakness in English football’s ‘DNA’ is to blame for their late collapse.
Specifically, Tuchel pinpointed the players’ inability to keep hold of the ball under pressure.
He added: “In this moment my feeling was no structure in the world could have helped us.
“Because actually we were too passive and we were not physical enough, we didn’t stop runners arriving in our box and the deliveries were wrong too.
“I haven’t seen the data yet, but I think just right after the goal the momentum swings completely and ball possession drops dramatically.
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“We couldn’t find any duels anymore; that’s why we dropped deeper and deeper. It was never the plan, but it happened.
“(We) couldn’t stop the runners from the second line, the midfielders, through our gaps, and the deliveries were on the highest level.
“You need to get back on the ball; otherwise you cannot break the pressure, and you cannot get the momentum back.
“I think ball possession plays a crucial role; it’s maybe not in our DNA like it is in our Spanish DNA or in our Argentinian-Brazilian DNA, to take the ball and control the game with the ball.”
Tuchel’s comments come ahead of England’s final match at the tournament.
The Three Lions face France in Miami on Saturday night in the third-place play-off.
Kick-off at the Hard Rock Stadium is scheduled for 10pm BST, live on eSPORTY.
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