England vs Czechia will see Thomas Tuchel’s side attempt to respond to their 3-2 defeat against Spain when they travel to Prague for their second Nations League Group A3 fixture on Tuesday. Tuchel brushed aside the pressure in the immediate aftermath of the match saying the campaign was still young and it didn’t have to be a ‘must win’.
But the England manager admitted a win would be significant to put their spirits back on the side of the ball after their first loss. On Saturday, the Spaniards came up with a thrilling victory after falling behind at the start of the match, which was dominated by England’s wingers.
The Spaniards responded on Saturday to an England 2-1 lead at the start of the match with a thrilling victory, taking over from the wingers. Before the Prague match Tuchel said that he always trains with a goal in mind: “We come out every time to win and we still have our goal in mind as England have after the defeat. Czechia’s test will be yet another tough one.
The hosts had a foreign head coach for the first time this summer, when Santi Denia was hired to replace Diego Simeone, the Spaniard who led Spain to Olympic gold in 2024. Denia’s squad also started the Group A3 affair 2-1 down to Croatia. But Tuchel believes that there will be a challenging environment and a tough draw in the Czech capital. England may also make amendments due to fitness issues with their players, such as Ezri Konsa and Nico O’Reilly.
Both were playing against Spain and have some minor concerns for them, so it’s uncertain they will be available. Tuchel said he would like to keep the team as stable as possible and not change the rotation too much, but that the health of the players would be a priority.
