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Thomas Tuchel has revealed that England will build protection at their Kansas City base to keep out prying eyes in light of the Spygate scandal.
The German admits he is concerned by the open nature of the Swope Soccer Village training pitches they will use during the World Cup, which are overlooked by a public park.
Tuchel mimicked firing a bow and arrow at Daily Mail Sport when asked what England would do to safeguard against opposition spies, given the furore around Southampton’s spying on rival teams, and then said: ‘Yes, we will take care of that, of course.
‘As you know, Argentina had the first option to choose a very secluded high-end facility in Kansas. So like always, you try to influence what you can influence. We are very happy with the training facility, especially what the FA and all the people in charge made now out of it. I think it suits all of our needs.
‘But I agree it can be overlooked. I think we will have security there and we will build a bit of protection.
‘Because of course it’s crucial that if you train on a matchday minus-one you do your team build-ups, you do your set-pieces, you finalise with penalties … you don’t want the opponent to know.
Thomas Tuchel has revealed that England will build protection at their Kansas City base at this summer’s World Cup to keep out prying eyes in light of the Spygate scandal
England are set to be based at the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City for the World Cup
The ‘intimate’ facility is perfectly reasonable but it is also not Premier League standard
‘It just gives you a crucial advantage. So we’re trying to be as private as possible.’
Would England consider copying the Southampton approach and send an analyst to spy on their World Cup opponents?
‘We will not send!’ said Tuchel.
