Players ‘puzzled’ by tactics but Tuchel left himself no other option with his squad picks
The England head coach took a risk by selecting injury-prone players and ignoring creative options such as Foden, Palmer and Gibbs-White When Thomas Tuchel became England’s head coach he spoke repeatedly about wanting his side to adopt a Premier League style. He wanted intensity, pace, full-throttle football. Tuchel…
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