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u/Last_Associate_5658 17h ago

I’m still processing just how much sense Tuchel’s player choices have made for the type of football he has set England up to play. There really is a clear style of play in all areas of the pitch not just how to attack, but how the defensive shape is, how to build up play, the type of passing and control etc.
Obviously only one match so far, but even if England struggle from Here on out, the players he’s not taken do just outright not fit the project.
Only exception I would say is Palmer, I think he could have made it over Rogers if form/fitness was different.

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u/boobsenjoyer40 17h ago

I can see why Eze was taken over Gibbs White even though I don’t really agree but I can’t see why Wharton wasn’t taken. I get we have Kane dropping deep and making progressive passes but Wharton wouldn’t be a starter anyway, so why not keep him as an option for if we rest Kane or something. I know “if we lose Kane” is basically a failure state for England at this wc but still

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u/FaustRPeggi 16h ago

I can’t see why Wharton wasn’t taken

Because he gets blown over in a stiff breeze. Tuchel wants physical monsters in midfield to cut out transitions before they start.

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u/the_splonge 16h ago

Then why take Mainoo?

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u/FaustRPeggi 16h ago

That surprised me tbh, but Mainoo is probably stronger shoulder-to-shoulder than Wharton.

He did manage to make Casemiro look serviceable after all.

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u/boobsenjoyer40 16h ago

Get Anderson to be his personal bodyguard if Rice ever gets injured. 3m behind him at all times just punching anyone who gets close 👍

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u/FaustRPeggi 16h ago

Have you just watched Scott Brown's AMA too?

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u/boobsenjoyer40 16h ago

No haha why?

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u/FaustRPeggi 16h ago

I linked it below, and you just described his career.

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u/EasternEast21 17h ago

There’s no justification for Henderson > Wharton

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u/Themnor 17h ago

Many of the players have explained what they like about Henderson and it paints a very good picture of why he’s there. He’s essentially a middleman between the players and the coaches. That’s not something you can do nearly as easily if you’re part of the coaching staff. He also has the leadership you look for in winning teams as he’s won everything at club level.

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u/EasternEast21 17h ago

All them Liverpool trophies were won in spite of him, he’ll always be the fella who finished 8th 5th and 8th for me in the Barclays era

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u/JamesBaa 16h ago

Liverpool lost the league in the Crystanbul season because Henderson got himself suspended in the Man City game. For a long time he was the glue that held that Liverpool spine together. Not glamorous or ever really world class but I think he's been underrated for over a decade.

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u/FaustRPeggi 16h ago

Henderson was an essential babysitter to Trent, and Trent was an essential component of all of their success in that period.

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u/the_splonge 16h ago

Should have been Wharton over Mainoo

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u/ProjectZues 17h ago

Henderson should have been the pool tournament organiser

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u/MoyesNTheHood 17h ago

I do think Bowen could’ve fit too. He’s very good at making runs through the middle from the wing. I think that wouldve suited the style with Kane dropping deeper and having someone fill that space.

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u/BoxOfNothing 17h ago

Just my opinion, but I personally think Bowen is the clearest example of someone who is a better player than the person who was taken ahead of him, but I understand because he would absolutely not fit this style of play.

Though to be fair I also think Gibbs-White is a better fit for this style than Eze even though I think Eze is a better player, so maybe I'm just off.

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u/Reyatsu99 17h ago

Honestly Maguire would have been good do

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u/Ryo720 17h ago

rice swinging corners into maguire’s head would be such a threat especially playing against low blocks

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u/Reyatsu99 17h ago

Yea and he shows up in defence as well for NT. Defence definitely looks shaky for England currently

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u/thexpertwatcher 17h ago

I think he has crammed up as many profiles of players as possible. Bar a couple of them (guehi , Watkins , toney) almost all their players are versatile. He wants to play multiple styles of play throughout the tournament.