If Thomas Tuchel’s appointment was supposed to be about winning now, his first step has been to look back. The recalls for Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford frame the character of his first England squad, in which there are only two players aged 21 or under. They are Jude Bellingham and Myles Lewis-Skelly, who were both obvious picks in their own ways.
The wildcard picks are curious rather than exciting, with 32-year-old Dan Burn called up. Tuchel showed the charisma that should characterise his time in charge by saying he was surprised Burn had never been capped, and joking: “He is such a tall guy, but obviously it is easy to overlook him.”
