England's Thomas Tuchel says game vs Argentina "isn't just a normal game"
England says their semifinal match is not like their other games in the World Cup. Seth Vertelney breaks down what they may do differently this time.
Video Transcript
Here in Atlanta outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium ahead of tomorrow's World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina.
The winner moves on to the final to face Spain.
We just talked to England Coach Thomas Tuchel at his pre-match press conference, and he was pretty candid about the fact that this really isn't just a normal game.
I think coaches oftentimes try to have that cliche that it's just another game.
It might be more high profile, but Tuchel knows that there is really a burden of expectation on this England team for a number of reasons.
First of all, this team has gotten close to winning a title over the last decade, but has come just short, and there's also some expectations because this is a classic rivalry against Argentina.
Now, England and Argentina haven't played each other for 21 years.
However, there is quite a history between these two teams going back to, of course, the infamous 1986 World Cup match where Diego Maradona scored his Hand of God goal as well as his incredible individual goal.
This is gonna be the first time that Lionel Messi has faced England in his career, which is pretty crazy when you consider his longevity.
And Tuchel talked about potentially looking into man marking Messi in tomorrow's game.
He said it crossed his mind, just having somebody follow him around, not something that he normally does, but when you have a player like Messi, sometimes you have to make some special exceptions.
And so we will see how England approaches this game tomorrow.
It should be a classic here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
