Tuchel begins scouting for England – and will be pleased with what he saw

Carrying a thick coat and a baseball cap, Thomas Tuchel received all the way down to scouting work in his new function as England soccer coach.

The German’s first job? Watching Tottenham play Newcastle within the Premier League on Saturday.

He’ll most likely be happy with what he noticed.

Inside the primary six minutes, two gamers more likely to be in Tuchel’s first squad received on the scoresheet — Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke within the fourth minute and Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon shortly after.

Tuchel’s contract formally began on Wednesday. He and his help workforce are on account of go to St. George’s Park — England’s coaching base and their predominant place of job — for the primary time subsequent week, when they’ll maintain a collection of introductory conferences with related members of workers.

Tuchel’s first matches in cost would be the World Cup qualifiers towards Albania on March 21 and Latvia three days later. His contract with England runs by means of to the World Cup finals in the US, Canada and Mexico in the summertime of 2026.

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