Before the blossoming of Belgrade, only Thomas Tuchel could see the future. Now we are all believers, the euphoria of a thrilling 5-0 victory washing all the way from the Danube to the Thames.
Players enjoying themselves in an England shirt, setting about the oppo with real intent is all anybody ever asked.
On the evidence of the past two matches, for example, you can’t imagine Tuchel tapping young Elliot Anderson on the shoulder to deliver bad news.
Elliot Anderson impressed Thomas Tuchel during this international break (Photo: PA)Squads went from 23 to 26 in Qatar to allow for the disturbance created by Covid-19. With the tournament increasing from 32 to 48 teams the feeling is the squads will remain at that number, when Fifa eventually decide, to cope with the heat and extra games.
Winners
Step forward Anderson, the 22-year-old Nottingham Forest dynamo who’s middle names are Give and Go.
Having a right-footed winger on the right allows England to stretch the pitch. Noni Madueke is quick and direct. Though he can cut inside, he is far more effective hitting the line at pace and whipping in crosses.
He is also a willing chaser of the ball over the top. A position once thought Bukayo Saka’s by divine right is now under review. Saka starts if fit, but Madueke booked his spot with a dynamic showing in Serbia and a crisply-taken first goal for England.
Noni Madueke has his first England goal and it's a BEAUTY Appreciation for the Rogers flick on pic.twitter.com/FEbaGjiMzh
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) September 9, 2025Jude Bellingham’s claim on the No 10 jersey became a little less iron-clad with the spin and pass to Madueke that almost set up Harry Kane for the opener and the flick that put Madueke through for his goal.
Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa each excelled in their own right, but it was their work in tandem that is more valuable to Tuchel.
Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa impressed against Serbia (Photo: AFP)
In that one moment, and with his late tap-in goal, he showed his value, a quick, reliable defender with attacking bones.
And as his goal showed he is alert to the main chance at set-pieces. It suddenly feels like Guehi and Konsa come as a pair.
Luke Shaw is such an asset when fit, not least for his ownership of a left foot on the left side of the manor. Shaw makes England better for his ability to widen the pitch and hit on the overlap, which neither Tino Livramento nor Anthony Gordon manage often enough, forced as they are by instinct to come inside on their favoured right foot.
Gordon’s speed and mobility caught the eye sufficiently to push Marcus Rashford’s buttons when he came on as a substitute.
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Eberechi Eze also failed his audition as first choice against Andorra. Though blanket defence is a difficult hand to play, Eze needed to show more in one of the most contested spots in the squad.
Probable England team to start the World Cup: Pickford; James, Guehi, Konsa, Livramento; Anderson, Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Kane, Gordon.
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