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England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford expects Thomas Tuchel to “step it up” when delivering his World Cup team talks this summer.
The German is renowned for his passion and fans got a glimpse of a rousing speech he gave the players when he first addressed them in March 2025, likening winning the World Cup to climbing Mount Everest.
Pickford, preparing for his fifth major tournament as England’s first-choice goalkeeper, believes Tuchel will raise the intensity even further as he attempts to inspire his players towards North American glory.
“I think the manager, the passion he’ll bring out, the team talks, I think he’ll step it up,” the Everton keeper told talkSPORT radio.
“They’re very good, they’re quality, to be fair.
“He’s brilliant. It’s typical where, when we’re training, you work hard, when you’re in meetings, you listen, you focus, and the manager drives the meetings, and that kind of pushes into the training, or into the game. I’ve got to say, he’s top drawer.”
The Football Association is hoping Tuchel is the man to help England get over the line in a major tournament, having lost the last two European Championship finals under Gareth Southgate.
Part of his plan is to create a “brotherhood” among the squad, with Jude Bellingham suggesting in an in-house interview that the togetherness was not there in Euro 2024, despite a run to the final.
Pickford said it is never “smooth sailing” at a tournament, but insisted there was a “togetherness.”
“I’ve always said we’ve got a good togetherness,” he said. “Ever since 2018, you live on a journey, you go on a journey with everybody and you’ve got to smile, you’ve got to be happy.
“I’ve always said in tournaments, it’s not smooth sailing, it’s always going to be a roller coaster.
“People will have down days, you might be sick of each other for the odd day, that’s part and parcel of it.
“But this camp, the manager, once that brotherhood is together, that’s what I mentioned earlier, he’ll keep pushing that and I think it’s down to the players to keep driving that.
“On a personal experience, I love every minute when I’m away. Having a crowd of lads, having a bit of fun, even if I’m getting battered myself, I’ll take it on the chin.
“But that’s what it’s about, it’s about just enjoying the experiences and that’s what I enjoy being an England player.”
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The German is renowned for his passion and fans got a glimpse of a rousing speech he gave the players when he first addressed them in March 2025, likening winning the World Cup to climbing Mount Everest.
Pickford, preparing for his fifth major tournament as England’s first-choice goalkeeper, believes Tuchel will raise the intensity even further as he attempts to inspire his players towards North American glory.
“I think the manager, the passion he’ll bring out, the team talks, I think he’ll step it up,” the Everton keeper told talkSPORT radio.
“They’re very good, they’re quality, to be fair.
“He’s brilliant. It’s typical where, when we’re training, you work hard, when you’re in meetings, you listen, you focus, and the manager drives the meetings, and that kind of pushes into the training, or into the game. I’ve got to say, he’s top drawer.”
The Football Association is hoping Tuchel is the man to help England get over the line in a major tournament, having lost the last two European Championship finals under Gareth Southgate.
Part of his plan is to create a “brotherhood” among the squad, with Jude Bellingham suggesting in an in-house interview that the togetherness was not there in Euro 2024, despite a run to the final.
Pickford said it is never “smooth sailing” at a tournament, but insisted there was a “togetherness.”
“I’ve always said we’ve got a good togetherness,” he said. “Ever since 2018, you live on a journey, you go on a journey with everybody and you’ve got to smile, you’ve got to be happy.
“I’ve always said in tournaments, it’s not smooth sailing, it’s always going to be a roller coaster.
“People will have down days, you might be sick of each other for the odd day, that’s part and parcel of it.
“But this camp, the manager, once that brotherhood is together, that’s what I mentioned earlier, he’ll keep pushing that and I think it’s down to the players to keep driving that.
“On a personal experience, I love every minute when I’m away. Having a crowd of lads, having a bit of fun, even if I’m getting battered myself, I’ll take it on the chin.
“But that’s what it’s about, it’s about just enjoying the experiences and that’s what I enjoy being an England player.”
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