‘He wants us to be a family’

Midfielder Aston Villa Morgan Rogers welcomed the “aura” of Thomas Tuchel and revealed that new England manager wants players to feel more connected to each other on the eve of the first German match on Friday.

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Rogers, who won his first cap for England against Greece under the temporary manager Lee Carsley in November, was appointed Three Three Lions team in the first Tuchel team, including teammate Rogers, Marcus Rashford.

Such is the presence of a 51-year-old German manager, who won 11 major trophies, including the Champions League with Chelsea 2021, that a dynamic midfielder said he felt forced to wear a suit and bind to his first interaction with Tuchel, 15 minutes ago Zuma calls.

“When I met him, his aura and behavior, it’s hard to explain, but he already has that level of confidence, that level of respect,” Rogers said.

“You can see what it is, the way it works. He was so chilled and calm. But when it’s time to work, it’s time to work.

“You know what he did in the game and the respect he received from the managers and the players he worked with. You know he enters with some serious ideas and it is about taking him on a ship and learns from her.”

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Rogers revealed that communication is one area that Tuchel pointed out to improve in the English team under his management.

“It won’t go perfectly. It was about merging and in common as one thing, and talking to people,” Rogers said.

“Just talk and be on that same page, it makes a big difference when playing.

“I know that firsthand. Since I was in the clubs I was in, the leaders I had in the locker rooms and on the field, if that person talks to you, constantly helps me. It helps you go through sticky moments.”

Rogers, who scored seven goals for Unai Emery in the league this season, added that Tuchel was “very clear and transparent” at the team meetings.

The 22-year-old said, “The main thing I took from it was about the love and dedication he wants from us, as he wants to be a family, as he wants us to be close and connected,” “

“The presence is a little different. Certain managers have different ways with them. Surely his aura is the one I have not experienced before. It’s different from what I faced.”