‘I need a pint, man!’: Expert lip-reader reveals what Thomas Tuchel said in 94th-minute rant – and their German manager summed up every Englishman’s mood in nail-biting World Cup win over Mexico
England manager Thomas Tuchel’s words on the sidelines as the Three Lions clung desperately to injury time for a historic World Cup victory have been revealed by a lip reader
The Three Lions defeated Mexico 3-2 in a dramatic encounter at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, a performance widely regarded as England’s best performance at the World Cup since 1966.
Tuchel appeared to be feeling the pressure as the England team, reduced to ten men after Jarell Quansah’s red card, struggled in the closing stages to combat waves of attacks from the hosts at the iconic stadium.
Television cameras captured the England boss’ outburst in the 94th minute after Jude Bellingham was adjudged to have committed a foul.
The decision allowed Mexico to quickly launch another attack, prompting Tuchel to shout angrily and raise his hands to his head.
Nicola Hickling, expert analyst and professional lip reader covers.comanalyzed Tuchel’s comments as the pressure increased.
England coach Thomas Tuchel was seen shouting on the touchline during stoppage time in England’s 3-2 win over Mexico.
An expert lip reader concluded that Tuchel shouted ‘I need a man like crazy’. ‘God help me with this,’ he said after ruling against his team of ten in the closing stages
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Hickling judged Tuchel to have responded to the incident by saying: ‘Madden, I need a beer!
‘God help me with this.’
This rant might have summed up the mood of the England fans, both at the Azteca and in the early hours at home; The fans were on a painful watch to see if England could get through to the quarter-finals.
England were forced to field a 10-man team for much of the second half, with Quansah’s dismissal leaving them short-handed against the other hosts, while they also had to overcome the much-discussed disadvantage of playing high.
Tuchel wasn’t the only member of the England squad to show emotion during the saga.
As anger escalated, England assistant Anthony Barry was among those trapped on the Mexico bench on the touchline, moments before the VAR review assessed Quansah’s foul.
A lot of things have gone right for England up to this point; The two Jude Bellinghams scored 98 seconds apart to give them a 2-0 lead at halftime, and Mexico scored a goal just before halftime.
But tensions escalated for more than five minutes in the second half when Quansah’s rash challenge was initially rejected by the referee.
Harry Kane scored the decisive penalty kick and England took the lead 3-2 with 10 men.
Jarell Quansah received a straight red card in this challenge against Mexican Jesus Gallardo.
Quansah was distraught and that meant England had to hit the wall defensively.
At the other end, England’s Anthony Gordon was recklessly and cynically fouled and all hell broke loose on the touchline.
Daily Mail Sport reporters broadcasting live from the Azteca Stadium saw Barry in the middle of a touchline row as he defended his colleagues and England’s players in one of the most tense atmospheres of the World Cup.
Quansah was devastated to be shown a straight red card, but England refused to be shaken as they went down to 10 men.
Within minutes they had struck what looked like a knockout blow of their own when Gordon was fouled in the penalty area and captain Harry Kane converted from the penalty spot, as he did in the first group game against Croatia, to make it 3-1.
But the drama would not end there, as Mexico soon received its own punishment.
This time, Kane was at fault, cutting the foot of Mexican Brian Gutierrez and again, as he did not give a real-time foul, he was referred to VAR and after the review, a penalty decision was given.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford pounced in the right direction but Wolves striker Raul Jimenez converted the pressure penalty just before the second-half hydration break to make it 3-2.
Tuchel made a number of defensive changes during the hydration break and the closing minutes as England desperately tried to hang on.
England bosses’ frustrations turned into fisticuffs at the final whistle as the Three Lions set up a dramatic quarter-final clash with Norway.
Parallel to the night, there was more drama after the match when substitute Jordan Henderson, who was unable to play during the England celebrations, was stretchered off with a serious arm injury.
