Jonathan Liew

Omissions, you might say, are Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Maguire, all kind of mainstays of previous squads, all big names, and all dropped by Thomas Tuchel.

I mean, not hugely surprising in the sense that he hasn't really used them a huge amount in recent months.

Palmer's been injured, Foden's been out of form.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, he just doesn't like him, really.

He just doesn't like his profile as a player.

He's sort of voiced concerns about his defensive capabilities.

And Harry Maguire famously came to prominence in the 2018 World Cup.

That's where a lot of fans will have come across him for the first time.

A real stalwart of the England defence, but...

He's been left out in favour, I guess, of younger, more mobile defenders.

I don't think he would be first choice.

And I think he's sort of vented about it on social media.

I think Tuchel is about as good and high-profile and adept a manager as any international team could hope to get around that time.

Obviously, we see Carlo Ancelotti taking on Brazil.

Lots of talk that Pep Guardiola, who's just left Manchester City, will take on an international job next.

But in terms of the pool that England had to pick from in 2024 after Southgate left,

Tuchel is about as high pedigree a coach as you can imagine.

Champions League winner.

Obviously, being German, I think his nationality was a little bit of an issue with some fans and some pundits at the start.

But I think he's won over a huge amount of those doubters.