00:02Hello everyone, joined by Thomas Tuchel, sorry to keep you waiting.
00:13Let's start here with Dave from Sky.
00:14Thank you. Hi Thomas, well done on the result.
00:18We've obviously had Harry in here tonight.
00:22I just wonder what were your final words to him before he went out onto the pitch tonight?
00:26Did you have a final message and how do you reflect on the way he handled the occasion tonight?
00:31Well, no final messages. I just know that it's for him also demanding.
00:36He would maybe never admit it, but he kind of did.
00:41So it's demanding to get all the recognition and all the prizes, all the acknowledgement.
00:47And of course, the gentleman that he is, he responds to everything.
00:51But it's draining, it's demanding and it's easy to lose focus,
00:56which he obviously never does.
00:58So he had another good match.
01:00No message, no special message from me before.
01:03But of course, we were determined to get this result on his special day, on his special evening.
01:09That he got it in the end with a decisive penalty makes it even more perfect.
01:15It was a tight match, tough one, because we didn't take our chances when we had the chances.
01:21So it stayed a tight match overall, which is good,
01:26because it cannot always be glamorous and super exciting.
01:30Sometimes it needs just to be serious and determined.
01:33And we got the job done.
01:35We wanted the win.
01:36We wanted the final on Sunday in Spain, and we have it.
01:40Obviously, you got the result.
01:42But in terms of the performance, were there any concerns in that second half?
01:46How did you think your side managed the game in that second period?
01:49Quite OK.
01:50I think it was an overall OK performance.
01:53It took us a while to figure the press out, because they played in a back five and not in
01:58a back four.
01:59And with two deep midfielders when they had the ball.
02:02So, yeah, it needs a lot of communication, a lot of synchronity, because we wanted to stay in our structure.
02:09But then you need to push on high with a winger on each side.
02:15And the full-backs need to follow against the wing-backs.
02:17And the centre-backs need to be very aggressive on their No. 10s,
02:21because the No. 10s were constantly swimming in between the lines and looking for spaces.
02:27Once we figured that out, after 12-15 minutes, I think we were the better team.
02:31Created chances, then you felt the confidence coming, and we had some good one-on-ones.
02:38We had some good dropping of shoulders to win one-on-one situation, to create superiority.
02:44Couldn't score.
02:45Got a bit sloppy in the last five minutes of the first half.
02:50Good reaction, good start of the second half.
02:53Created a beautiful chance for Harry with Declan Rice, very fluid movement on the right side.
02:59Created more and more.
03:00Were dangerous, had some half chances, good shots, good opportunities.
03:05For 15 minutes, I think, and got again sloppy for five minutes.
03:09Had some easy ball losses, got punished from a set-piece.
03:12Bit of an awkward one and uncharacteristic for us.
03:16And then we needed to show a reaction, because we, like I said, we were desperate for that result.
03:22And, okay, in the end, Croatia had nothing to lose, and a lot of quality, a lot of offensive players
03:27on the pitch.
03:28And you need to overcome exactly these moments, which we did.
03:32So, it's a good learning.
03:34Thomas, there was a slightly strange moment in the second half when the subs were made,
03:38in that the England crowd clapped on Luka Modric, but booed on Ben White.
03:46What did you think of that?
03:48I didn't hear the boos, to be honest.
03:49I heard the claps for Luka Modric, which was nice, because he deserves it.
03:53He's a legend of the game.
03:55But I honestly didn't hear the boos for Ben, and I thought we were past that chapter.
04:00I mean, he did get some boos.
04:02Would you hope that doesn't happen again?
04:05Yeah, I hope it doesn't happen again.
04:08He's a player of us.
04:09Since I'm in charge, he's desperate to come and to be with the group.
04:14He doesn't put a foot wrong since I'm in charge.
04:18I can only judge him on what I see and what I experienced, and it is on highest level.
04:29And he can really help us to win football matches.
04:32And, like I said, he's part of our group, and we will protect our group and are protective of our
04:38group.
04:38He deserves to be with us.
04:40And, yeah, I hope we can open a new chapter for him.
04:44Hi, Thomas.
04:45Tanner from BCombs.
04:46So, Trent Alexander-Arnold said today, and he's a player who's always talked about in terms of his selection for
04:51England.
04:51Yeah.
04:52What does he need to do to fulfill his promise in terms of being a staple for you?
04:57Yeah, perform, perform.
04:58Keep his minutes.
04:59Keep the minutes up in Madrid.
05:01I know it's very difficult for him to play regularly.
05:05He did not get so many minutes between the camps, but he did good enough in the first camp to
05:11be re-invited,
05:12because if there were close decisions, we decided to stick with the group,
05:19because we were very happy with the energy and the quality in the last camp.
05:22And we gave him, again, the opportunity to start against a strong side in a decisive match.
05:30He likes to play with Morgan Rodgers.
05:32Of course, they have a good connection on and off the pitch and also with Jude, so I think you
05:41could see it, and he needs to keep the intensity up in his match.
05:44He needs to get the intensity, stay intense, do the runs, do the investment, try to defend up front and,
05:51yeah, to keep his place, of course.
06:20Hi, Thomas.
06:22I don't know if you've seen tonight, but Morgan Rodgers has launched a very passionate defence of Cole Palmer's commitment
06:28to playing for England.
06:30Is that a sentiment you agree with, and how do you feel about Morgan deciding to address that topic in
06:39such detail tonight?
06:40He's totally fine, he's his teammate and, I guess, his friend, so why wouldn't he make an emotional statement if
06:48he did it?
06:48I didn't hear it, so I will not comment on it.
06:51All I can say is I was very happy with the emotional commitment from Morgan and the physical commitment of
06:58Morgan Rodgers.
06:58I think he was a standout player today, offensively and defensively, and that's what matters.
07:06Good evening, Thomas. Jovan from Benchviews.
07:08I want to talk to you today about Dan Byrne's performance.
07:12What did you make or how impressed were you with the performance today?
07:14It was quite solid.
07:15Yeah, he came late into camp and Dan is just Dan, you know, he's like a fantastic guy to have
07:24and he's always a standard setter in training
07:27and always lives up to the highest standards in terms of how to socialise on and off the pitch,
07:35how to get things going, get training going and pushes everyone.
07:39So, yeah, we opted for him today.
07:43It was maybe a 51% decision for him and against Jared Branswaite because we had some changes in the
07:49back four
07:49and we knew that he played in this similar kind of style to go into opponent's half into a man
07:55-man with Newcastle
07:57and he played with Lewis Hall and Anthony Gordon on the side.
08:02So, they did it for Eddie Howe in the Champions League and it was a bit of a similar approach.
08:07So, we thought it could help because we had some new faces and new partnerships in the back four.
08:14So, we went for him.
08:16We had a bit of an awkward moment when we conceded the goal, very unlikely him,
08:21but overall good performance, vocal, brave and dangerous for our set play.
08:30So, well done.
08:32And secondly, you mentioned Lewis Hall there as Newcastle teammate.
08:35What does Lewis Hall need to do to nail down that left-back spot?
08:39To do what?
08:40To nail down that left-back spot.
08:42Yeah, he's doing what he needs to do.
08:44He performs on the highest level.
08:45So, he's on a good way.
08:48Hi, James.
08:54Hi, Thomas.
08:55Just back on Ben White.
08:56He obviously stopped playing for England for a while.
08:59Is there a danger that he could walk away again if this negative reaction carries on?
09:04I don't think so.
09:06I don't want to make it bigger than it is.
09:07I don't think so.
09:08I don't hope so.
09:09He seemed to me always committed and always dedicated and excited to come into camp and get the call-up.
09:21He had too many injuries.
09:24No, I don't hope so.
09:25He's a high-quality player and I honestly don't even know what happened and what were the deep reasons in
09:35the situation that he left camp.
09:38So, like I said, until I'm in charge, there is no reason to doubt his commitment or his passion.
09:48I don't want to think in these extreme terms at the moment.
09:51He overcame the boost the last time.
09:53I didn't hear them this time.
09:56He can play on a high level.
09:57He proves it week in, week out for Arsenal.
10:00That's why I don't want to think about this at the moment.
10:03Thank you very much for letting it there.
10:05Cheers.
