Thomas Tuchel: What challenges lie ahead for new England boss

Towards the end of Gareth Southgate’s reign as England manager, some were critical of his squad selections he made, saying he was too loyal to certain players.

Interim head coach Carsley has helped the turnover of the squad by using the youngsters who did so well for him in the U21s and has widened the pool of players who have senior experience with the England team.

The interesting thing for Tuchel will be how many of those players he will continue to pick and whether he opts for senior players he knows well.

Ben White made himself unavailable for England selection after the World Cup in Qatar when he left the squad but, once he recovers from injury for his club side at Arsenal, he could become a solid option in the England backline.

Ben Chilwell has been frozen out at Chelsea but Tuchel knows him well after his time as manager there and Chilwell was in the side that won the Champions League at Chelsea.

Harry Kane recently played under Tuchel whilst he was in charge of Bayern Munich with the manager saying how he fought to bring him to the club.

Kane was criticised in the Euros for his performances but is England’s record scorer and working under a manager who he scored 44 goals for (in just 45 games) can’t be a bad thing.

There could also be a surprise England recall for Eric Dier who is currently on 49 England caps. The defender also played under Tuchel at Bayern and played in some of the biggest games of the season under him and the coach could look to lean on his experience.