Thomas Tuchel will not help pick England team in Lee Carsley’s final games
The TelegraphThomas Tuchel has no intention of having any say on the squad or the teams Lee Carsley picks for his final games as England interim manager, against Greece and Ireland in the Nations League. And Tuchel’s January 1 start date means he is not scheduled to attend next month’s qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup that he has been tasked with winning for England. England’s World Cup qualifying could be affected by this month’s games against Greece and Ireland, but Tuchel and the FA are sticking rigidly to his official start date which means he will have no influence on their outcome and is not expected to be in the stands for either of them. It is understood that Tuchel has no intention of offering any advice to Carsley or the FA on squad or team matters before he officially starts work on January 1 and there is no plan for him to be in attendance when England find out their World Cup qualifying opponents at the draw in Zurich on December 13.