Albania v England: Thomas Tuchel has not discussed World Cup qualifying record

“We need to get the foundation right to have a chance to have these records.

“Just by thinking about it or by talking about it, nothing will change.

“We need to deliver again. The feeling and the trust is absolutely there because I witnessed this in camp. I trust my players to perform again.”

Albania will finish second in the group and enter the play-offs for the World Cup regardless of Sunday’s result.

Despite there being nothing on paper to play for, Tuchel said his players are still showing the motivation and hunger that he craves.

“We made sure yesterday we had the training session that we had. The quality and mentality of the guys who didn’t play was on the highest level, which was pure pleasure to watch and be part of,” he said.

“It showed me again that we are building and growing in the right way. Everyone is ready to play. Everyone is desperate to start. The competition is still on. The hunger is on to be on the pitch tomorrow. That is most important.”

The match against Albania is the last that England will play this year and will mean there is only one more international break before Tuchel names his squad for the World Cup next summer.

And the German wants his side to deliver a performance that shows the developments made since he officially took charge in January.

“In general I just hope and I feel the hunger for us to win, and to achieve something is bigger than the fear of losing and the fear of maybe losing a record of clean sheets,” Tuchel said.

“These things just happen. We are well aware that we put a lot of effort in to defend as a team and it’s only possible to have so many clean sheets because we defend properly as a team, which is the case, but you also need a bit of luck in certain moments.

“We should not focus too much on what we have to lose. We should be more excited about the next possibility to show our quality and to have another exciting and intense match.”