Before Thomas Tuchel's first game as England boss, BBC Sport tries to unpick - and predict - how his Three Lions side might play.

Head coach scathing about Southgate’s last tournamentHe wants to see ‘joy to win’ in his first England match Thomas Tuchel has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s performance under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, saying they lacked “hunger” and “identity” last summer. England fought their way to a second consecutive Euros final before losing 2-1 to Spain but Tuchel felt the side were afraid of losing and played without any excitement during a campaign in which Southgate faced fierce criticism from supporters and pundits. Continue reading...

England manager Thomas Tuchel says he wants the team to play with a "hunger to win" and not "a fear to lose" as he prepares for his first match in charge of the Three Lions on Friday.

Carsley preparing for first game back with under-21s‘I feel happy and trusted doing what I’m doing,’ he says Lee Carsley has said he has ambitions to take charge of England’s senior side again but insisted he was happy to be back with the under-21s as they prepare to defend their European Championship title. Carsley stepped in as interim manager to replace Gareth Southgate after Euro 2024 and helped England to finish top of their Nations League group before being replaced by Thomas Tuchel. The former Republic of Ireland midfielder is back with the under-21s, the side he led to a first European title triumph in 2023, before the finals in Slovakia in June. Continue reading...

Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that 'callous, manipulative and toxic influencers' are taking the place of traditional father figures in society and contributing to mental health issues among young men. He believes the decline in communities and a lack of mentors – or 'father figures' – are causing more young men to become reluctant to talk or express their emotions. Southgate voiced concern that 'this void is filled by a new kind of role model who do not have their best interest at heart'. Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture Continue reading...

Ex-England manager worried by impact on young menSouthgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’ Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father figures in society and contributing to mental health issues among young men. The former England manager also questioned whether “winning a trophy is the only marker of success” after losing in successive European Championship finals, as he delivered the prestigious Richard Dimbleby Lecture on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Young men are increasingly turning to "callous, manipulative and toxic" influencers as role models, Sir Gareth Southgate says.

There’s youth in Myles Lewis-Skelly and experience in Jordan Henderson, but worries remain about midfield and can the desired style of play work in high temperatures? There is logic to Thomas Tuchel rewarding Marcus Rashford’s encouraging displays since joining Aston Villa by bringing him back into the fold. The forward is devastating on his day and England missed his ability to charge behind defences at Euro 2024. Equally, Rashford has only himself to blame for being cut by Gareth Southgate. The 27-year-old’s resurgence at Villa is not a great look for Ruben Amorim and Manchester United, but his England return came with a warning from Tuchel. Expanding on what he meant about Rashford not falling back into “old routines”, Tuchel stressed the importance of work off the ball. Continue reading...

Defender has not played for country since 2022White now back in frame under Thomas Tuchel Mikel Arteta has defended Ben White’s “brave” decision to make himself unavailable for England under Gareth Southgate and revealed the 27-year-old had been “struggling” with the national team. The Arsenal defender has not played for his country since leaving England’s squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for personal reasons after a rumoured falling-out with the then assistant Steve Holland, but is back in the frame after talks with Thomas Tuchel. The new England manager confirmed White “would love to be back in the squad” despite not being picked for the World Cup qualifiers against Latvia and Albania as he returns from a long spell out after knee surgery in November. Continue reading...

Thomas Tuchel's first England squad will be announced on Friday as new manager trims his 55-man shortlist down to 26 players for World Cup qualifiers at Wembley

Mason Greenwood, who is currently plying his trade for Marseille, has just one cap for England; that appearance came back in 2020 but Greenwood will no longer be part of the Three Lions set-up

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died when a car crashed through a perimeter fence on Wednesday with England and Arsenal legend Leah Williamson having paid a heart-warming message

Mason Greenwood has formally applied to switch international allegiances from England to Jamaica, with the former Manchester United striker having made just one appearance for the Three Lions

Former England star Teddy Sheringham wants to see more from Manchester City's Jack Grealish, who turns 30 later this year, after a disappointing season for the Three Lions ace