2 h. ago Time is not on Tuchel’s side to raise England’s tempo before the World Cup | Jacob Steinberg

New head coach must find a way to focus Jude Bellingham and bring Premier League style to international stageThomas Tuchel does not have time on his side after opting not to oversee England’s Nations League games in November. He has looked to hit the ground running, just as he did when he won the Champions League four months after joining Chelsea, but building rhythm in international football is not easy. The players are not around for long and some games drift into irrelevance. Tuchel has started with two straightforward wins but neither set the pulse racing. The awkward reality is that qualification lacks jeopardy these days. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Harry Maguire shows true colours as Thomas Tuchel drops bombshell over Man United star

Harry Maguire has been left fighting for his England future after Thomas Tuchel admitted the Manchester United defender was not selected for tactical reasons rather than fitness issues

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel responds to Jude Bellingham fears amid England discipline concerns

Thomas Tuchel had to save Jude Bellingham from himself against Latvia, subbing the Real Madrid star off after he escaped a second yellow card during Monday's 2-0 win in World Cup qualifying

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel warns FIFA over England stars' welfare ahead of Club World Cup fixture chaos

England's first two matches under Thomas Tuchel are in the books and the Three Lions won't return to action until June, travelling to Andorra before a friendly clash with Senegal

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5 h. ago Harry Maguire’s England absence due to form rather than injury, admits Tuchel

Guéhi and Konsa are ‘in a better rhythm’, claims coachManchester United playing a back three also a factorHarry Maguire was omitted from the England squad primarily on the grounds of form, Thomas Tuchel has said. It had been assumed the Manchester United defender was not involved for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia because of injury.Maguire has not played since 2 March because of a calf problem and Tuchel said the fitness of the player had been a factor. But the head coach made plain that he considered Maguire to be behind Ezri Konsa and Marc Guéhi in the pecking order for right-footed centre-halves. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel calls on FIFA to scrap next international window as England boss fears affects of Club World Cup

A number of England stars are set to be involved in the revamped tournament that launches this summer

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel calls for Fifa to scrap ‘not ideal’ June international window ‘for the better of players’

The England manager has added his voice to the calls for a restructuring of the bloated football calendar

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5 h. ago Harry Maguire will always be in contention for England – Thomas Tuchel

Maguire only won two caps in 2024 and was not selected for Tuchel’s first matches in charge of England.

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel drops Harry Maguire bombshell as Man Utd star sent England message

England manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed Harry Maguire was fit enough to have made his first Three Lions squad, but he decided not to pick the Manchester United star

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel slams FIFA over massive England dilemma – 'debatable if it makes sense'

England's next fixtures are not until June, sandwiched in-between the Champions League final and start of the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup in America

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel says Ruben Amorim Man Utd tactics cost Harry Maguire spot in England squad

Harry Maguire missed out on Thomas Tuchel's first England squad with the new Three Lions boss opening up on the decision not to include the centre-back

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5 h. ago Coldplay block Thomas Tuchel's Wembley return as England switch to Premier League venue

Thomas Tuchel has enjoyed a perfect start to life as England boss with back-to-back Wembley wins against Albania and Latvia in World Cup qualifying games over the international break

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8 h. ago Paul Gascoigne says his neighbour could do as good a job as Thomas Tuchel for England

Former England star Paul Gascoigne reckons anyone could manage the Three Lions and accused Thomas Tuchel's side of playing boring football in their opening games under the German

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9 h. ago 5 takeaways for Thomas Tuchel including Jude Bellingham dilemma and a changing of the guard

The new England manager will have to learn about his players very quickly but there were a handful of issues raised by the victories over Albania and Latvia. Mirror Football looks at five of them

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11 h. ago England: Qualifiers will teach Thomas Tuchel nothing about World Cup chances

Back-to-back Wembley wins kick off new era in positive fashion, but how much can really be learned from such low-key fixtures

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11 h. ago Is it OK to say Tuchel’s two England wins have been a bit dull? – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Lucy Ward and Paul Watson as Thomas Tuchel maintains his 100% start with EnglandRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and emailOn the podcast today; England win another qualifier on the road to the World Cup in 2026. Some critics have been vocal about how dull both games of the Thomas Tuchel era have been but isn’t this just the way they were always destined to go? Continue reading...

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12 h. ago David Squires on Thomas Tuchel adapting to life in the impossible job

Our cartoonist on the German’s winning start and the scrutiny that comes with being England’s new head coach Buy a copy of a Squires cartoon in our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Thomas Tuchel impressed by England attitude and vows they will ‘get stronger’

England brushed aside Albania and Latvia in Tuchel’s first two games.

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12 h. ago Reece James delighted to be back for England after injury ‘struggle’

James’ career has stalled over the past few seasons after a multitude of injuries but the Chelsea defender has returned to fitness.

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14 h. ago Marc Guehi addresses shock Thomas Tuchel snub after England return: 'Not pressure, just motivation'

Crystal Palace defender was surprisingly left out against Albania before playing the full 90 minutes of Latvia win at Wembley

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