Thomas Tuchel felt England football team’s “biggest danger” against Spain was themselves but remains confident in his defence ahead of a trip to the Czech Republic football that he says is too early to be considered “must-win”.

The World Cup bronze medallists returned to action 10 weeks after their Stateside efforts in Saturday’s helter-skelter 3-2 defeat to the world and European champions at sold-out Wembley.

England produced some exciting moments in the Nations League opener, but mistakes were compounded by problems under pressure that brought back some memories of the semi-final collapse to Argentina.

Tuchel admits the loss to Spain “puts a bit of pressure” on England but is “nothing we can’t handle” ahead of facing Czechia, who are ranked 49th in the world, in Prague.

“It’s a bit early for a ‘must win’, a bit early in the group for a ‘must win’,” the England boss said. “We always arrive at every match preparing the team with a target to win.

“It’s always the target, it was the target against Spain, it will be the target tomorrow. We respect the opposition, respect their quality, respect the challenge it brings.

“If you play in Prague against Czechia, it will be difficult, it will be emotional, with the support for home team being what it is.

“Like I said, we always prepare for a win, we want the win, but in the (context) of the group, knowing where we want to go, it’s too early to speak of a ‘must win’.