The team of England is prepared to warm up the magical atmosphere, the divine height and the power of trauma in the battle with the rivals of the world championship for reaching the quarterfinals.
The English team is preparing for one of the most difficult trials at this world championship. This week, Thomas Tuchel's team will take to the field at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, where they will be watched by the hosts of the tournament.
From the constant pressure of the stands to the battle in the minds of the rarefied wind - Three lefts will find themselves in a faceless transition, otherwise their head meta will become unchanged: to join the heroes of sulfur Alfa Remzi 1966 rock in football.
For the first time in 40 years, England returned to the stadium, where one of the most famous dramas in our football history played out - here in 1986, Diet Maradona scored his incredible goal with the Hand of God,.
Thomas Tuchel stated in advance that the time has come to make peace with the stadium and change the situation. For the chronically ill Declan Rice, historical context is of no importance.
" For us it's just a stadium. It is obvious that Azteca is seen as a place, de Maradona crowning the Hand of God, as well as other significant moments. For us it's just a robot. Of course, it will be incredible, but it’s just another stadium where we can play,” Rice said in an interview with Lions’ Den.
The situation is complicated by the fact that Mexico has fantastic statistics in this arena: more than two losses in 89 official matches.
" “They played all the matches in Mexico, the whole tournament was at home, so it’s important for us to just be able to go there and get away with what’s on us,” Rice added..
Right before the team's departure to Mexico City, an additional headache appeared. FIFA seriously considered the possibility of postponing the match six years earlier due to the high risk of resentment. Zreshta, the hour was deprived of cobs: the game will start at 18:00 after the local hour (about 03:00 on Mondays after Kiev).
With another shout, the height was 2200 meters above the level of the sea, which Rice had already dubbed divine. It’s good that the people of the graves only found out about this feature at the last moment. Henchman Ezri Konsa, who expressed his pride after defeating the Democratic Republic of Congo (2:1), was already celebrating at the hour of the team quiz.
When asked, it’s true that the Rostash Stadium is at a height that this time surpasses the height of the London gloomy Shard, he didn’t believe it: “This time? Not true. It's true? Not at any time"
At the same time, Konsa remains optimistic: “We feel good, we feel happy. We know what will be important, but we just need to focus on ourselves and know what we are creating."
Adaptation problems are also accompanied by personnel difficulties. Thomas Tuchel is no longer able to insure Reece James and Jarell Quance, who are out due to problems with the hamstrings and ankle joints.. This has already prompted Rice to close the position of the right back in the match in Atlanta.
Declan himself is still far from being in optimal condition.
The 27-river Gravec admitted that he has been suffering from neural pain in the knee tendon since childhood, and in the match against DR Congo he suffered from pain. Tim is no less a leader in the center of the field, singing to the coaching staff that he is ready to enter the match against Mexico and again go through the painful barrier for the sake of the team.
On Saturday, the England team will hold final training in Mexico City, after which Thomas Tuchel and one of his team will share the latest news at the official press conference at the Azteca Stadium.