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English path to the 2026 World Cup began with a couple of wicked wins while Thomas Tuchel enjoyed his first taste of international management.
German was confirmed as the successor to Gareth Southgate last October with the only intention of leading three lions to the glory of the World Cup in North America. Tuchel’s term began on January 1, 2025, and on Friday night there was a lot of buzzing around the arch of the new manager against Albania.
Tuchel, the coach of the champion winner, considered one of the best in business, spoke rather cunningly about the end of Southgate’s reign and ironed what it would take to make England ascending to the realm that avoided them since 1966.
Here’s what we learned from the first two games of new managers in charge of March International Practice.
True, these were two games at Wembley we saw many times. The England’s opponents rarely threatened, enjoying the entire territory against deep defense, and Lee Dixon often accused of giving the ball too much.
Their victories over Albania and Latvia were as routine as they were coming, and although these performances were very famous, there were several things that hinted at Tuchel’s influence.
The English willingness to run behind was noted early against Albania, and especially Jude Bellingham, especially, grew deeply in an attempt to penetrate the opponent’s compact block. Bellingham also turned well with Myles Lewis-Skelly and Marcus Rashford, who helped to play three lions around Albania, which was a combination between Real Madrid’s superstar and Lewis-Skelly debuter, which led to the first goal of Tuchel Ere.
They played with a remarkable intensity with and without a ball on Friday night, and it was a special encouragement that would be taken from the way the team opposed after the possession lost.
Moreover, there was a noticeable difference in the way England was set in its two games. Against Albania, Lewis-Skelly performed a more conventional role of left back, which allowed him to get freedom inside, but also overlap. On Monday night, an inversion of an 18-year-old in the middle of the field was much more pronounced. England 4-3-3 became 3-2-5 with the ball, and Lewis-Skelly is partner Declan Rice in the middle of the park when three lions had a ball.
Tuchel She will continue to subtly tweak during her term, and the German willingness to make the Tinker manifested in March.
Harry Maguire and John Stones were two staples of the age of Gareth Southgate, but it remains to be seen how big the role was played under Tuchel.
Maguire has been out of English for some time, but has excellently performed in the main tournaments under Southgate, while Stones has long been considered the best central beck in the country, despite his permanent injuries.
Maguire is the absence of Euro 2024 It allowed the alternatives to come to the fore, and Marc Guehi filled honestly with stones. Captain of the Crystal Palace was probably the best player of the tournament in England.
Ezri Cons also impressed his only beginning, and he was a great winner of this break. The defender Aston villa began both games, and although the opponents were modest, he did not make a mistake. While Dan Burn and Guehi produced several accidents, Konsa was a serene presence in the background of England. He is a great high -line defender that plays with controlled aggression of the greats.
Consis stock is growing.
Manchester City fans will tell you that the English team must be built around Phil Foden.
The blinding playmaker played a key role in the victory of multiple Premier League titles, but his performances for three lions often left a lot.
Southgate did not necessarily build his side around Foden, but he entered the city star into a system that distracted an individual and a collective. In Euro 2024. Foden began in an inner left role without reliable overlap, which means he has pushed into a congested center. The result was an incocohesive, unbalanced mess.
In 45 caps, Foden has several notable moments in the T -shirt in England, and early signs suggest that Bellingham will be the main man under Tuchel. The Madrid star began centrally in both March, in acts against Albania, while Foden was transferred to an inappropriate wide role.
Tuchel was critical of the performances of wide players on Friday night, and it is no surprise that Foden was discarded on Monday. He enjoyed a forgetful camera against LatviaAnd he better started getting used to such short appearances under this manager.
Tuchel took over the job in England with the aim of winning the 2026 World Cup. As it stands now, it is the only task of German. No pressure, isn’t it?
However, three lions will enter the tournament – assuming that they qualify from a group of darkness – without much experience of dealing with the opponent of the highest level under the new manager.
He will face the 29th Rango in World Wales in a friendly later this year, while Serbia, who is in 32th place, is their strongest opponent in qualifying.
The qualifying groups for the main tournaments are rarely burdened with ticklish nodes, but England had to beat Italy and Ukraine to qualify for the Euro 2024 and previously benefited from facing Spain, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League. However, their relegation from League A 2022 meant that England faced Greek, Ireland and Finland in the recent circle of the league of nations – Era Lee Carsley.
There are two places in March and June 2026. Before World CupAnd FA has to arrange friendly opponents against high opponents to offer Tuchel’s side the opportunity to face those who can meet in the Crunch time next summer.
