THOMAS TUCHEL revealed how he has been relaxing during the World Cup as England manager.
The Three Lions manager, preparing for the semi-final with Argentina here in Atlanta, has been getting away from the team hotel on a bike while eating an ICE CREAM.
Thomas Tuchel is managing to switch off between matches Credit: Getty
He has enjoyed feeling like a teenager again Credit: EPA
England based themselves at .
Asked how he recharged between games, Tuchel said: “Sometimes I take the bike, go to a parking lot and ride around with an ice cream, in the warm summer, and you feel 15 years old again.
“You reconnect to the beauty of the feeling we have inside us.”
Tuchel has allowed players to go into Kansas City on their own during days off.
Others have headed to the golf course.
And the mood in the camp is even more relaxed compared to the popular reign of Gareth Southgate, who was in charge for eight years.
At his pre-match press conference, Tuchel was asked if England having not won the since 1966 was a burden.
The German said: “I don’t feel a burden.
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“We feel the tension. I will be nervous and that is normal but I feel no burden.
“What I really like in the last days is that I feel the players are very competitive and excited and hungry to play this match.”
was also asked about the excitement in .
He said: “The World Cup excites the fans, it transmits energy and makes people forget their worries and makes people’s lives better.
“There is so much to love about this England squad and I am very glad that people feel it.”
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