🤬 The man needs a Snickers! Thomas Tuchel is raging already | OneFootball

It’s not just on the pitch that tempers are flaring — after barely a third of the game, patience is already wearing thin on the touchline as well. 

You can tell in every moment of this World Cup semi-final just how much is at stake for England coach Thomas Tuchel. He has already furiously stormed over to the fourth official several times. When your carotid artery seems to be introducing itself to the referee in person, it’s probably not about formalities. 

It was often about missed fouls or other controversial decisions. 

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Even head referee Ismail Elfath had already gone over to the German to ask for a bit of calm. In contrast to his usually cool and analytical demeanor, Tuchel seems visibly on edge and not quite himself. As we all know, that’s when a famous chocolate bar comes in handy. 

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