No Time For Tuchel To Chicken Out
10.07.26, 01:00 Updated 10.07.26, 02:08 6 Minute Read
Rob Shepherd
The day before England’s infamous World Cup qualifying defeat to Norway in June 1993, I bumped into Graham Taylor at the top of a ski jump.
It was then still an active monolith of the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics.
Along with fellow football hack Cathal Dervan, of the Daily Star, I, then of Today newspaper, had opted for an early morning stroll in advance of a pre-match press conference ahead of a crucial World Cup qualifier.
We were a bit taken aback when we happened upon England manager Taylor about to pose for the press photographers in front of the said ski jump, which was just a few yards from our mountainside hotel.
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Rob Shepherd A veteran of the international circuit, covering England from Italia ’90 to the modern era. He has witnessed the team’s defining moments up close, including press conference exchanges that have become part of England folklore.