{"id":224126,"date":"2025-10-14T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/224126\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:02:08","slug":"mcnulty-qa-is-tuchel-getting-the-balance-right-the-best-starting-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/224126\/","title":{"rendered":"McNulty Q&A – Is Tuchel getting the balance right? The best starting XI?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is benefiting under Tuchel?published at 14:53 BST<\/p>\n

14:53 BST<\/p>\n

Paul Birch
BBC Sport journalist<\/p>\n

Seven games into Thomas Tuchel\u2019s reign as England boss \u2013 and
\nwith only five matches left until he names his World Cup squad \u2013 it is becoming
\nclear which players are moving into pole position for a place in next year\u2019s tournament
\nand those who are struggling.<\/p>\n

The caveats of course are that fitness, squad rotational and
\ntactical decisions have all played a huge part in how much action certain
\nplayers have seen as the German finds his feet in the role.<\/p>\n

But the likes of Aston Villa duo Ezri Konza, who has played
\n74 percent of the possible minutes since his appointment, and Morgan Rogers (64
\npercent) have taken full advantage. They have earned the trust of Tuchel with a
\nstring of impressive performances that may just see them oust more familiar
\nnames come kick-off time next summer.<\/p>\n

Other players to earn plenty of game time under Tuchel is
\nthe previously uncapped Myles Lewis-Skelly (56 percent), Noni Madueke (44
\npercent) and Dan Burn (42 percent).<\/p>\n

However, Phil Foden, who was a near ever present when fit
\nunder previous boss Gareth Southgate, has played just 15 percent of potential minutes
\navailable under the Three Lions\u2019 new boss, while Trent Alexander-Arnold (four
\npercent) has a real battle on his hands to make the squad, let alone start.
\nKyle Walker won 93 caps under Southgate but has featured in only three matches under
\nTuchel, while Conor Gallagher\u2019s game time stands at just 59 minutes so far. The
\nlikes of Jack Grealish and Adam Wharton are yet to feature at all.<\/p>\n

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