Barry’s blunt England home truths give TV viewers a glimpse of dressing-room vibe

Assistant manager’s half-time interview on ITV offered an unexpectedly honest insight into the in-game mood in the camp England’s players have been effusive in theirpraise for Thomas Tuchel’s half-time talk, but the half-time talk that ITV viewers in the UK got was very different, in the form of a refreshingly frank interview with his assistant, Anthony Barry. In-game interviews of staff are another novel broadcasting feature of this World Cup, like theinnovative use of refcam, but, rather than fob off a reporter with some meaningless platitudes about the lads giving it 110%, Barry gave an honest assessment of the team’s failings up to that point.Continue reading...