{"id":111270,"date":"2026-01-15T22:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111270"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:30:57","slug":"players-need-social-skills-for-world-cup-tuchel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111270","title":{"rendered":"Players need social skills for World Cup \u2013 Tuchel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England manager Thomas Tuchel says players will need the right \u201csocial skills\u201d and personality to make his World Cup squad.<\/p>\n

Tuchel only has two friendlies in March, against Uruguay and Japan, before naming his squad for the finals, where England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the group stages.<\/p>\n

The former Chelsea manager has not been afraid to leave out big names such as\u00a0Jude Bellingham\u00a0and\u00a0Phil Foden\u00a0since replacing Gareth Southgate, and recalled experienced Brentford midfielder\u00a0Jordan Henderson.<\/p>\n

Tuchel says he needs the right balance in his squad \u2013 and not necessarily just the best players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I speak to players who have been in World Cups, it has always made the difference when the connection was right, when the communication was right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the players had the feeling that the right group is in camp, that they knew their role, why they are in camp, what is expected of them, and they had the feeling that the tournament could even go on for another four weeks, and they would be happy to be together, then they were successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be very important that we don\u2019t select just for talent, but also for what we need from a player.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are the social skills of a player? Is he a good team-mate? Can he support if his role is maybe the supporting role? So, this is where the focus is.\u201d<\/p>\n

England have reached the past two Euros finals and were World Cup semi-finalists under Southgate in 2018.<\/p>\n

They face Croatia in Arlington, Texas, on 17 June, at the start of what could potentially be a long tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have a lot of players out there who hopefully play until May for international titles, they will play for national titles, and we will demand \u2013 the World Cup will demand a lot out of them,\u201d Tuchel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we will hopefully be six to eight weeks together if we make it until the very end.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will demand a lot of our social skills, how we are together as a group, and we need to get the nomination right.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to find the right balance in the team and take it as an opportunity and take it as a dream coming true to be part of a World Cup and to play, hopefully, a major role is nothing but a dream.\u201dw<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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