DJED DOUBTERS ARE SET TO BE PROVEN WRONG

DJED SPENCE thrives on proving people wrong.

- FROM RYAN TAYLOR

So much so, he has always kept a mental note of anyone who has written him off.

Despite shouting at him both in training and against Ghana, Thomas Tuchel is certainly not on that list and now the German needs his versatile full-back more than ever.

Reece James has been rocked by a cruel hamstring issue while Jarell Quansah sustained an ankle problem in England's 2-0 triumph over Panama on Saturday.

It means, barring any major surprise, Spence (above) is now the Three Lions' first-choice right-back heading into the World Cup knockout stages.

There have been so many instances where that mere concept was far beyond even Spence's wildest imagination.