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Thomas Tuchel says helium is focused connected moving to "make our imagination travel true" astatine the 2026 World Cup pursuing his assignment arsenic England manager.
German Tuchel, 51, was confirmed arsenic the adjacent Three Lions brag connected Wednesday and volition officially instrumentality complaint connected 1 January aft signing an 18-month contract.
Tuchel said helium is "sorry I person a German passport" successful effect to becoming lone the 3rd non-British imperishable manager of the England men's team.
The Champions League victor besides explained helium was initially unsure astir making the power from nine to planetary shot but added helium is excited to enactment with a "very peculiar and breathtaking radical of players".
Tuchel is tasked with guiding England's men to the 2026 World Cup, wherever they volition anticipation to extremity a 60-year hold for a large trophy.
He replaces Gareth Southgate, who resigned aft 8 years successful complaint pursuing England’s nonaccomplishment to Spain successful the Euro 2024 last successful July.
"I understood precise rapidly that is it is simply a large job. I deliberation ever the occupation you are successful is the biggest occupation and it makes nary consciousness to compare, but it feels large and feels similar a privilege,” Tuchel said astatine a media league astatine Wembley connected Wednesday afternoon.
"I deliberation it is beauteous evident I americium precise emotional. I emotion what I americium doing and americium passionate astir football.
"This relation conscionable brought the young maine live and brought backmost my teenage days, to get excited for specified a large task.
"Everyone tin beryllium assured we volition bash it with passionateness and emotions. We volition effort to instal values and principles and rules arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable to marque the imagination travel true."
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