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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg

Thomas Tuchel warns he will not rotate England team to benefit clubs

Thomas Tuchel embraces England’s assistant coach Anthony Barry during a training session on Sunday.
Thomas Tuchel embraces England’s assistant coach Anthony Barry during a training session on Sunday. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Thomas Tuchel will risk the wrath of club managers by starting their players twice in the space of four days during the international break.

England’s new head coach is focused on raising standards before the World Cup qualifier against Latvia on Monday night and he believes it would send out the wrong signal if he rotates for the sake of it, even with the domestic season reaching a defining stage.

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