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thomas tuchel You can plan a summer on the other side of the Atlantic. England seven consecutive wins world cup qualification, without accept a goalAnd Tuchel has seven men who, fitness permitting, should start in his favored team at the World Cup.
If some of his decisions involve filling out the team and finding the right backup, Tuchel There can be four big calls. Sunday’s final qualifier against Albania could help decide it, even if some of the candidates for places in the United States are nowhere near Tirana.
But, whoever they are, four more will need to join Jordan Pickford, Reece James, John Stones, Elliot Anderson, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane in Tuchel’s first-choice starting XI.
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Miles Lewis-Skelley Seemed to be Tuchel’s preferred choice, until it became clear he was no longer Mikel Arteta’s side. The teenager started in five of the first eight games under the German and also scored the first goal of his reign. Joe, one of the others starting at left-back, passed to an out-of-position Reece James against Andorra, which shows the Arsenal prodigy clearly came first in his thinking.
But Lewis-Skelley has not started a Premier League game this season because Riccardo Calafiori has overtaken him, and Tuchel did not call him up this time. Nico O’Reilly has made another rapid progress, but his timing is different to Lewis-Skelley: he is now first-choice for Manchester City and, given that he never loses when he starts, a talisman. The 20-year-old made an encouraging debut against Serbia on Thursday and will likely get another chance.
The other two options have similarities: right-footed, fast and versatile enough to play on either flank, Jade Spence and the injured Tino Livramiento would be very useful in a team, if only because they can cover both flanks. The Newcastle man may offer more going forward, the Spurs man would probably be better defensively.
Yet Livramiento may have competition: Tuchel’s favorite Dan Byrne has played left-back for Newcastle, but Brentford’s Dango Ouattara had his limitations exposed, while Lewis Hall looked the best English left-back until suffering injury at the wrong time in February and is now fit again. Luke Shaw, England’s best left-back for a long time, has been playing all season, but Tuchel has overlooked him and Ruben Amorim has used him as a centre-back. Yet it could still mean the England manager is choosing between six or seven options.
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Tuchel’s early preference was for left-footers and right-footers: this benefited Burns, given his first cap at 32, and Levi Colville. But with the former looking like a back-up and the latter injured, it appears a partnership of two right-footed players, according to Stones, a man who has missed countless games for Manchester City but is always fit for England’s major tournaments, is available to become one. He can play on either side of the pair.
Marc Guéhi looked happier and excellent still at left back at Euro 2024, set to be Gareth Southgate’s partner until the end of his reign. Yet the Crystal Palace captain has recently been kept on the bench by Tuchel in Latvia, and he is not fit for either the Serbia or Albania games this month. Ezri Konsa appeared ahead of him in Tuchel’s thinking, perhaps his pace was also a factor.
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One of the most controversial, if not the most coveted roles Jude BellinghamBut also arguably the most highly competitive one. Morgan Rodgers seemed to be at the forefront of the group in September and October, his pressing, work rate and ability to unify the team making him the face of Tuchel’s ethos.
It is notable that Rodgers started ahead of Bellingham on Thursday against Serbia, even if the presumption is that the Real Madrid man will displace his friend: he may have been left out of the October squad to play Wales and Latvia, but it is hard to imagine England winning the World Cup without Bellingham.
Tuchel, who has indicated he prefers a balanced squad rather than naming the most talented individuals, said it was highly unlikely he would be able to take all five of his number 10s to the World Cup. but since then Phil Foden Excelled as a false nine in a cameo on Thursday and Eberechi Eze scored when used on the left. It would be instructive if each were redeployed to those other positions.
The question of when and what will happen still remains cole palmerTuchel is fit again, limited to just one appearance so far. Will they go to the World Cup without the man who won the Club World Cup for Chelsea? Meanwhile, Morgan Gibbs-White, who has been dropped from the team, is seen at number six.
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Indications are that Tuchel, like Lee Carsale before him, has Anthony Gordon as his preferred choice. Everyone appeared to be learning from Euro 2024, when Foden was used on the left to bring all the key players in, but England lacked the qualities that Raheem Sterling offered there: mainly pace and a willingness to get ahead of defenders.
That would make Marcus Rashford the second obvious contender for Tuchel to start in his first game when Albania visited Wembley in March. Certainly feels like Tuchel wants Rashford.
But Eze added intrigue to the equation with his excellence against Serbia. More of an inside-left and less of an outside-left, that winger doesn’t resemble Tuchel’s profile. But form and goals can be motivating.