Tuchel's Tough Love: England Players Braced For Demanding Regime

A 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley, ensured that Thomas Tuchel's reign as England Manager got off to a winning start,  thanks to Goals from debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly and captain Harry Kane

either side of half-time on Friday night which gave the Three Lions all three points in their bid to qualify for World Cup 2026, which therefore began on a positive note.

So, palpable is the Positivity as was evident in the performances of Lewis-Skelly, who has enjoyed an impressive run at Arsenal this season which now culminated in a first senior cap and goal for England, scoring at the age of 18 years and 176 days, he is now the youngest player in history to score on his senior England debut.

But what did he do as Thomas Tuchel watched others' performances from the sidelines, there are many who feels a whole lots were running through his mind, even Body language throughout the match appeared his power as a manager comes less from warmth and charm but more from a capacity for open, honest, critical assessments that could easily leave the players fearing a blasting anytime if anything goes wrong.

Already, his damning assessment of Southgate’s team’s performance turned in onto his own team after the 2-0 win, just as his praise for Lewis-Skelly came in a calm monotone, even as his discontent with the rest of the team was delivered with non-reactive signals of itchy irritation.

Everyone knows he has the trait of  exaggerated note-taking during games which also implied there would be detentions handed out later.

Story by Ibrozano Adams