Inside Thomas Tuchel's first England training session ahead of World Cup 2026 Qualifier against Albania

18 March 2025, 17:30 | Updated: 19 March 2025, 14:37

Thomas Tuchel has taken his first full England training session since he took over as England manager, and it's quite a moment.

All 26 players of this England squad were out [for training], but there were three additions as well, which is significant. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Liam Delap and Adam Wharton were all included from the U21s, so Tuchel's decided that he wants more than 26 up in this training session.

We expected Cole Palmer to withdraw from this England camp, but the FA have informed us that he's still being assessed by Chelsea, so even though he's not at St George's Park, he hasn't been ruled out of contention for these two games. I think you have to say it's unlikely he will be involved.

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