{"id":1466762,"date":"2026-07-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1466762"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:09:55","slug":"tactical-analysis-england-tuchel-tactical-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-england-tuchel-tactical-masterclass\/","title":{"rendered":"England analysis: Tuchel&#8217;s tactical plan delivers best Three Lions victory since 1966?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Thomas Tuchel delivered one of the best victories in England&#8217;s World Cup history, beating Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca to reach the quarter-final.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With plenty of factors going against them, England were seen as second favourites in the game by many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The altitude and Mexican home advantage were seen as huge difficulties to overcome, but England got over the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuchel&#8217;s tactical adjustments were key to levelling the playing field as much as possible, and each and every player carried out the plan to perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"sq-toplist\">\n        <div class=\"sq-toplist__items\">\n\t\t\t    <div\n            class=\"sq-toplist__item\"\n            data-entity-id=\"1382069\"\n            data-offer-id=\"1382068\"\n    >\n\t\t        <div class=\"sq-toplist__item-container\">\n            <div class=\"sq-toplist__offer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/go\/spreadex?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"Spreadex\"data-placement=\"bookmaker-offers-content-toplist\" data-rating=\"10\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"logo\" class=\"sq-toplist__logo\" style=\"background:#000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" 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and put England under pressure and get the crowd on their side, Tuchel would need a plan to neutralise this early threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuchel set England up in a 4-2-3-1, but with Declan Rice playing as the right-sided central midfielder, despite playing towards the left in previous games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Jarell Quansah at right-back, Rice would rotate positions and find himself in deeper right-back zones, extending Mexico&#8217;s pressing distances and looking to disconnect their high press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/07\/06233534\/team_-pitch-5-stats-8-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1466775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/07\/06233534\/team_-pitch-5-stats-8-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/07\/06233534\/team_-pitch-5-stats-8-240x300.jpg 240w, 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+1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wide men and two central midfielders then had their references to jump out and apply pressure, but would keep a compact start position to block the middle of the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the pressing triggers weren&#8217;t perfect, the collective effort to protect space and delay behind the ball made up for it.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"sq-toplist\">\n        <div class=\"sq-toplist__items\">\n\t\t\t    <div\n            class=\"sq-toplist__item\"\n            data-entity-id=\"1382069\"\n            data-offer-id=\"1382068\"\n    >\n\t\t        <div class=\"sq-toplist__item-container\">\n            <div class=\"sq-toplist__offer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/go\/spreadex?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"Spreadex\"data-placement=\"bookmaker-offers-content-toplist\" data-rating=\"10\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"logo\" class=\"sq-toplist__logo\" style=\"background:#000000\"><img 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box, while Kane has more passing options and runners to either receive the ball or take attention away from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-herculean-defensive-effort\">Herculean defensive effort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the opening tactical adjustments and the partnership of Kane and Bellingham are super impressive, it was the late changes that defined the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Quansah received a red card in the 54th minute, Tuchel was tasked with protecting England&#8217;s lead with 10 men for the final 35+ minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-match-momentum\" id=\"match_momentum-1\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"match-momentum\",\"event_id\":\"6908004e060124ea20d70495\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An important factor to mention is the timing of England&#8217;s third goal after the red card, which helped to alleviate that pressure for a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, 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