THOMAS TUCHEL will not pick Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden in the same England XI.
The Three Lions boss warned Foden he must either displace Bellingham as the No 10 or captain Kane as striker if he is to start at the World Cup.
Tuchel insisted star names will miss out altogether as he will not try to accommodate all England’s options for the No 10 role.
Bellingham, Foden, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Eberechi Eze are all vying for that position.
Asked about Kane, Foden and Bellingham all playing together, Tuchel said: “At the moment, if we keep the structure, they cannot all play.
“Not for the balance we developed and not for structure that comes also with wingers, who are like specialists in their positions. We play at the moment with a six, eight, a 10 and a nine.
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“Especially in the number 10 position if you think about Phil, who could play there, if you think about Jude, you think about Morgan Rogers, who played fantastic for us in this position.
“You have Cole Palmer, you have Morgan Gibbs-White, so there’s a lot of players, and there’s the chance that we will not take everyone.
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“Not because they don’t individually deserve it, but we will always do what’s best for the team, we will always do what’s best for winning.
“We will always do what’s best for balance and we will try to keep the clarity, even if it means that we have to take tough decisions.
“We take tough decisions in any camp, and this will not change when we go to a tournament.
“I can’t take four or five No 10s just to keep them all happy.
“I see a very, very low percentage that we will take five number 10s into a tournament. I don’t see how this will help us.”
Tuchel stated when he recalled Manchester City’s Foden to the squad for Thursday’s clash with Serbia and Sunday’s visit to Albania that he will not employ the City star as a winger.
And asked whether Foden is happy to compete for a central role, Tuchel replied: “He has no choice, this is the role he gets for this camp, and he makes the most of it.
“He loves to be close to the goal. I think he loves to be in the middle of the pitch, so I think it suits him well.
“There is never a doubt that Phil smiles when he’s on the pitch and when he’s in the middle of the pitch and close to the opponent’s goal. And clarity helps everyone.
“I think he can play the nine, he can play the 10. It gives him, first of all, an advantage to compete for both positions.
“For Man City, he plays almost like an eight, 10, so maybe during the next months we consider him as an eight.”
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Jude Bellingham, who last played for England against Senegal in June, looks increasingly likely to start.
Morgan Rogers, who has impressed in the no 10 role, is struggling with a hamstring issue so manager Tuchel has an easy decision to make.
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