England manager Thomas Tuchel expressed dissatisfaction with his team's performance despite their 2-1 victory over Norway in the World Cup quarter-final. Tuchel stated, "We made life very difficult for ourselves. The result is fantastic but I'm not happy with the performance." He praised the players' effort and team spirit but criticized their technical mistakes and lack of speed and repetition in their play. Tuchel has implemented a specific style of play based on fixed roles and key principles, such as playing deliberate passes to entice pressure and then accelerating play to find forwards in space. However, he felt England failed to execute this effectively against Norway's 4-5-1 defensive block. The manager specifically noted the team was "not repetitive enough," meaning they did not maintain long spells of short passing to draw the opposition out and create space for attacks.
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