Aston Villa attacker Morgan Rogers spoke of the “aura” of new England head coach Thomas Tuchel, which can inspire the team in their bid to win the World Cup.
Tuchel welcomed the England players this week, ahead of their World Cup qualifiers which gets underway on Friday against Albania and Latvia at Wembley.
The German, who commenced duty as successor to Gareth Southgate in January, held a team meeting on Monday where he made known the mission to win the World Cup — and Rogers, who currently works with Unai Emery at Villa, insisted he had never worked with a gaffer with such presence.
“When I met him his aura and demeanour – it’s hard to describe but he has that level of confidence, that level of respect already,” said Rogers.
“The presence is a bit different. Certain managers have different ways about them. Certainly his aura is one I’ve not experienced before. That’s different to what I’ve faced before.
“You can see the way he is, the way he acts. He has been so chilled and calm. But when it is time to work, it is time to work.”
England were defeated in the last two European Championship finals under Southgate as their wait for a first trophy since the 1966 World Cup lingers.
As England’s third non-British coach, Tuchel is under extra pressure to deliver – however, Rogers is confident the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss, who won the Champions League during his spell at Stamford Bridge, can cope with the expectations.
“Winning the World Cup is the only goal, he was very clear and transparent with what he wants to do, how he wants to do it, how he wants to go about it, what he sees in us, and what we need to improve,” he added.
“It was very straight-up, no cutting round corners. It was straight and that’s how he is. The best way to get information across is to be like that.”
