According to The Athletic, England's seven starting positions for the World Cup have been determined, and players such as Bellingham, Palmer, and Foden will compete for the starting position at No. 10.
Among them, Pickford will be the main goalkeeper, Reece James will be the main right back, and Stones will determine a starting central defender position; Rice and Elliott Anderson will be confirmed as starters in the midfield position; Kane and Saka will be firmly in the starting position at the forward position.
There are four remaining positions. In terms of center back, Tuchel admires Stones very much. He is one of the most experienced and accomplished players under Tuchel. But who will partner Stones is still unclear. At present, Konsa and Guey are indistinguishable, and there is not much difference in strength between the two players. Konsa is older, but Guey is more experienced. Dan Byrne, Chalobah or Kwanza also have a chance to prove themselves.
In terms of left back, Skelly started 5 times in the 8 games coached by Tuchel, Spence started against Wales, Livramento has only played 3 times for the England senior team, and O'Reilly has performed very well as a left back in Manchester City recently.
As for the left winger, Rashford and Gordon will compete for England's starting spot. Rashford has always been one of Tuchel's key training targets, but in England's last three games, Gordon has been the starting left winger. However, Gordon was injured while playing for Newcastle and withdrew from the national team lineup.
The competition for the No. 10 position is the most intense. How to maximize the potential of Bellingham, Foden and Palmer is a problem that needs to be solved. At present, it seems that Tuchel has not found a solution. Neither Bellingham nor Foden was named in the training squad for September or October. Eze started against Andorra before Morgan Rogers replaced him in the next three games.
How and when Tuchel uses Bellingham will be a major focus of this training camp. Whether he will directly replace Rogers in the starting lineup will have to wait for some time. Tuchel also stated that he would not simply move Foden to the wing. And if Palmer can return to health, he will definitely be a strong contender for the starting lineup. Deciding who will take the starting position, ahead of Rice and Elliott Anderson, to partner with Kane, may be the most critical decision of Tuchel's coaching career.
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