Bellingham, Foden & Kane Can't All Start - Tuchel

Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Harry Kane cannot commencement together successful England's existent system, says leader Thomas Tuchel.

Real Madrid's Bellingham and Manchester City's Foden were some recalled to nan squad for this week's World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.

Tuchel said connected Wednesday that Bellingham and Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers are successful title for nan number 10 role, while past week nan German said he nary longer saw Foden arsenic a winger, but alternatively "a operation betwixt a number 9 and a 10".

When asked if that meant Bellingham, Foden and skipper Kane could play together, Tuchel told TalkSport: "At nan moment, if we support nan structure, they cannot play.

"They tin but not successful nan structure, not for nan equilibrium that we developed and not for nan building that comes besides pinch wingers - who are for illustration specialists successful their positions."

Under Tuchel, England person played a 4-3-3 strategy pinch wingers connected each broadside of striker Kane.

Arsenal guardant Bukayo Saka is nan first prime to play connected nan right, pinch either Newcastle's Anthony Gordon aliases Barcelona's Marcus Rashford connected nan left.

It intends location will beryllium fierce title for who plays down Kane successful nan number 10 role, pinch a high-profile sanction perchance missing retired connected nan World Cup squad.

Tuchel mentioned Bellingham, Rogers and Foden arsenic options astatine number 10, arsenic good arsenic Chelsea's Cole Palmer, who presently has a groin injury, and Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White, who was near retired of nan latest squad. Arsenal's Eberechi Eze is different campaigner successful nan existent squad.

The German said it was very improbable he would prime 5 number 10s successful his World Cup squad, adding: "I don't spot really this will thief us."

He said anyone missing retired will not beryllium "because they don't individually merit it" but because he will "always do what's champion for winning".

"We will ever do what's champion for equilibrium and we will effort to support nan clarity, moreover if it intends that we person to return reliable decisions," he added.

"We return reliable decisions successful immoderate camp, and this will not alteration erstwhile we spell to a tournament."

Tuchel did adhd he saw Foden arsenic playing arsenic a hybrid betwixt an 8 and a number 10 for City and truthful "maybe during nan adjacent months" he could beryllium considered to play successful a midfield role.

England qualified for nan 2026 World Cup successful nan USA, Canada and Mexico pinch 2 games to spare.

They big Serbia astatine Wembley connected Thursday earlier a travel to Albania connected Sunday.

Rogers has impressed nether Tuchel, starting 5 and featuring successful each 8 of nan games nan German has managed - though a hamstring niggle could springiness Bellingham nan opportunity to commencement against Serbia.