“It’s fair to say that Thomas Tuchel has ruffled a few feathers with his England squad for this summer’s World Cup. There was no room for Phil Foden, Morgan Gibbs-White or Cole Palmer. Or the Manchester United defensive pairing of Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw. Instead, the England manager has turned to the likes of Ivan Toney, Noni Madueke and Tino Livramento as the Euro 2024 runners-up look to go one better in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A breakdown of the squad per league minutes played shows that much of England’s starting spine will arrive into the tournament with plenty of miles on the clock — with Jordan Pickford, Marc Guehi, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers and Harry Kane having played 75 per cent or more of the 2025-26 season. …”
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NYT/ATH – England’s World Cup squad analysed: Wharton woe, lucky Toney and where’s the creativity?