Three-Lions on right track, insists Tuchel

THOMAS Tuchel is convinced England are on the right track ahead of the World Cup but stressed there can be no complacency about qualification as they seek to take “another step” in Serbia.

- By SIMON PEACH

The back-to-back European Championship runners-up are among the favourites to win next summer's tournament and on course to qualify, having won their first four Group K matches without conceding.

Saturday's 2-0 win against minnows Andorra was the latest in that run, with Elliot Anderson named man of the match after impressing on his England debut at Villa Park.

Tuchel says other players have the chance to break into the squad right up until next May, but he is not taking qualification for granted as attention turns to tonight's tough trip to Serbia.

“It’s always a possibility,’ the England boss said. “If you show the quality and the attitude in your club, you have always (a chance). The door is always open for young players, old players, whatever. Every age.

“If the quality is right, the mentality is right and if it's a fit to our squad, everyone has the chance until the last day.

“The thing is I know the focus, like the goal, is the World Cup, but the goal right now is the qualification first.