Thomas Tuchel admitted he is under “a bit of pressure” and noted the England squad are “desperate to bounce back” after their loss to world champions Spain.
The Three Lions lost 3-2 to Spain at Wembley on Saturday, with individual errors being the architects of England’s downfall.
England play their second Nations League fixture against the Czech Republic on Tuesday, with Tuchel explaining the squad are keen to put their loss against Spain behind them.
He said: “After a loss we are all desperate to bounce back straight away and the next possibility is the Czech Republic, it puts a bit of pressure, of course, but nothing we can’t handle.
“If you mean like ‘do we go for it and try to impose what we did today [against Spain]?’ Then yes, that’s 100 per cent.
“We need to be proactive and go for it. There is no room for managing or an economic style.
“It’s how the team want to play, how we want to play, so let’s go. It will be a different scenario and setting and a different challenge.”
Jude Bellingham stood out for the Three Lions in their defeat to Spain, performing against familiar friends and foes.
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Some of the Spanish squad tried to rile him, with Tuchel explaining that England’s star player “likes that”.
The German said: “He gets better if that happens. It’s better if he plays with a bit of rage. It’s what he does.
“I think sometimes he is looking for these moments to get his fire going.”
When Bellingham was in a back-and-forth of words with club teammate Marc Cucurella, Tuchel commented: “I think he doesn’t know any teammates when he is in the national team.
“He wants to win. He doesn’t know any teammates. He is still friends with them, but not for the 90 minutes.”
Bellingham was crowned England’s player of the year for a second straight season, with Tuchel saying he would love to start the 23-year-old in all four matches of the extended international break.
He said: “It’s the only style he can play, that’s just his game. It’s not an economic game, but let’s see. I would love to have him four times on the pitch. I think the concern is that he hasn’t done it this season in this tight period.
“We will need to check with the physios. We will not put Jude in any risk. But in terms of style, it’s just how he plays.”
Harry Kane is just three appearances off from matching Peter Shilton’s record of most caps for the Three Lions.
He is capable of achieving the feat this international window, but Tuchel has not issued any guarantees for the England captain.
The Three Lions boss said: “I would love not to rotate, to be honest. I am not sure if it’s possible.
“My ideal scenario would be to go again and go again and go again, with six or seven players minimum from that start again that we trust. To put the responsibility on them and let them feel the trust. But I am not sure it’s possible. Let’s see.”
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