England came into the first international break of the season carrying a “scar” of their World Cup failure. That scar is still very much there after a drawn-out three-week camp, but renewed promise has helped the healing process.
If there were fears that the woes of Thomas Tuchel’s men would snowball into a full-blown crisis, that has not happened. Another dominant display against Czech Republic rounded off their quartet of Nations League outings and Tuchel will part ways with his squad feeling happy with what he has seen.