Tuchel sends England warning ahead of Croatia clash after spotting unusual danger

Tuchel sends England warning ahead of Croatia clash after spotting unusual danger Thomas Tuchel has sent a stern warning to England players ahead of their UEFA Nations League clash with Croatia on Saturday. The match will be played behind closed doors with Croatia serving a punishment for crowd behavior against France last year. However, there will be an opportunity for local children and England fans to see this game. Tuchel, speaking in his pre-match press conference , told his players not to allow the unusual atmosphere to affect their performance. “We cannot fall asleep in the beautiful place where we are. We cannot switch off and be in holiday mode, and then tomorrow, there are a lot of children, so it might feel a little bit like pre-season. “But it’s not pre-season. It’s a crucial game in the Nations League, and this is just another layer to be professional and to take care of.” England are aiming to make it back-to-back victories in the Nations League and keep pace with group leaders Spain, who have won their opening two games. Tuchel has no new injury concerns, with Manchester City defender Nico O’Reilly being the player ruled out of the encounter. The German tactician is pleased with the condition of his players, who have had enough time to rest after the victory over Czechia . “We took care of fatigue in the last training sessions, and it made a huge difference for us to have three days in between so we could actually take care of players with a high output, like Elliot Anderson and Anthony Gordon, for example.” England have beaten Croatia in their last three meetings and will be confident of securing another victory against them The Three Lions will face Slaven Bilic’s side again at Wembley in November before concluding their Nations League group campaign against Spain at the Metropolitano Stadium.