"I am always brave - you know that, The competition for places is on - if you are in camp, you are in your best behaviour, your best shape, best form and you make the best of it. It's a privilege to be in camp and then fight for your place ... if you can help everyone to be better and to grow. This is what we did."
"If a big player misses out on a tournament, we need to have solutions; if he misses a camp, we need to have solutions. We have to focus on the guys who are available and who are ready to be the best versions of themselves and the best teammate possible. This is a team sport and it was teamwork in its purest form against Serbia. The players have the quality to play for us and the hunger to play and everyone gets his chance."
Thomas Tuchel is prepared to omit established England players from the starting lineup if alternatives better serve team performance and cohesion. England produced a commanding 5-0 win over Serbia in Belgrade, with Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi and Marcus Rashford on the scoresheet. Young players including Madueke, Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson impressed across matches versus Serbia and Andorra and staked claims for future selection. Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka missed the fixtures through injury. England have won all five qualifying matches, scoring 13 and conceding none, and require one more win to secure 2026 World Cup qualification.
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