THE CONTENDERS - Jury out on strange England squad
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June 14, 2026
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Thomas Tuchel has one of the toughest jobs on the planet today. While he isn’t solving world hunger, or bringing peace to the Middle East, English media has notoriously made it difficult for the England coach.
Every squad pick is questioned and, even though the team has only ever tasted success at the World Cup in 1966, its fans are brutal about what they expect and what failure to meet those expectations means.
There are some quarters that suggest that the pressure put on the England team is largely responsible for their failure to match their 1966 feat.
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