Thomas Tuchel dismisses England inferiority fears as he tells players: 'Everyone is beatable' | OneFootball

England boss also admitted his side must find a way to be more exciting

Thomas Tuchel says England must not develop an inferiority complex before next year’s World Cup and has backed his side to rise to the occasion.

The game came off the back of two high level semi-finals, in which Spain defeated France and Portugal overcame Germany.

Tuchel, however, does not want his players to be overawed by the prospect of having to face the best sides in the world.

The England boss, who is preparing his side to face Senegal in a friendly on Tuesday, has told his players “everyone is beatable” and he believes they will raise their game when required.

“The level will increase immediately once we are in Munich at the stadium and playing against Portugal or Spain,” said Tuchel.

“We will rise to the occasion by the occasion, because it is very difficult. This will come. It will bring out the very best in us. We shall not develop a complex because there is no need for it.

“Spain qualified for the final four with a very lucky win over the Netherlands. Everyone is beatable.

“They play together in a fluidity and a rhythm which is outstanding and the highest level. It is one of the most difficult things to do to play Spain in a final.

Thomas Tuchel has no doubts England can compete with the likes of Portugal and Spain

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“To play against Spain in a semi-final because they play with this natural self-confidence to be on the ball, to pass the ball around and to play through gaps.

“This is what they do. This is what they love. They make you suffer. They make you run behind. It takes a lot of time, until you have the ball but I think we have the quality, we have the ability and we have the courage.

“I struggle to say we because we were not there [in Germany] but it was 1-1 in the final [of Euro 2024] and Spain scored in the last minute and it was the moment that gave the title to Spain. We have what it takes to compete.

“We need to improve, for sure. We need to improve in connections, in support, in interactions in the group. I feel we are too isolated on the pitch.

“We have not clicked yet. I don’t see it has clicked between the players. Like I said we train with a smile, we train very lively, we train with a lot of instructions.

“I feel the group in training and it comes easy, not easy, it is natural to them. There are also rules in training and we need to find this and translate it, the same level of excitement onto the pitch. That is the focus at the moment.

“I see the structure in the game, I see the control, I see the amount of passes. But we can do better.

“We can be more fluid. We can be more exciting which since a longer time I feel has been a bit of a problem, I feel a bit stuck, I feel like a serious….I see us train with a smile but not play with a smile.”