Tuchel urges Rashford to add consistency to ability

The England manager warns his striker to take the 'right decisions' to prevent later regret

- Miguel Delaney

Thomas Tuchel has warned Marcus Rashford that “he can be one of the best in the world” but that he still has to take “the right decisions” or “he will be disappointed in 10 years”. The England manager even admitted that he recalled the 27-year-old for his first squad in March because he felt “it would help him if he felt my support”.

Tuchel, meanwhile, left the door open for the dropped Jude Bellingham by saying he would likely be in his leadership group if recalled. The England manager added that there is always a space for players who have a “hunger and will to come back”.

That could similarly apply to Rashford, whom Tuchel feels is still at a fragile moment in his career. The England manager had been talking about the forward’s improved form, but imploring more consistency, when he was asked how close he felt Rashford was to derailing his career.

"I think he is still on that," the manager said. "He still has to make these decisions. He is still in that moment, he is still young enough to take the right decisions and not let go. Because otherwise, he will be disappointed in 10 years at what could have been and what he made of it."

Tuchel said he had told Rashford exactly this, as well as his belief that he can go right to the very top of the game.