There was more insight at the World Cup training base than usual with intensity on the rise under Thomas TuchelThe tall hooded figure kept barking instructions under a hot Missouri sun. Thomas Tuchel was looking for perfection as preparations for Ghana geared up. England’s head coach watched from a distance at first…

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