BELL OF A FIGHT ON

Happy camper Tuchel throws down World Cup gauntlet to Jude and co

- BY JOHN CROSS

THOMAS TUCHEL has warned the “competition is on” for places in England's World Cup squad.

Tuchel insisted that he is not even thinking about having to leave out big names like Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Cole Palmer.

That is because his only focus is on the players who put five past Serbia and scored three against Wales, which has turned up the heat ahead of next summer.

It is clearly going to be a long road back because the likes of Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson have seized their opportunity.

When asked what he hoped the big names who were not picked made of England's win against Wales, Tuchel said: “At the moment, it is only about the players who are in camp.

The door is always open for anyone to jump in. The competition is on!

That was throwing down the gauntlet to Bellingham and Co but Tuchel was amusing when he was asked whether he could imagine all of the big names left on the bench at the World Cup.