Thomas Tuchel: What challenges await for the new England boss

At the end of Gareth Southgate’s reign as England manager, some have been critical of his squad selections he has made, saying he is too loyal to some players.

Interim head coach Carsley has helped the turnover of the squad by using the youngsters he did so well with the U21s and expanding the group of players with senior experience in the England team.

The interesting thing for Tuchel is how many of the players he will continue to select and whether he will select the 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 Arsenal, he could be a strong option in England’s backline.

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

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

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

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