Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as the Head Coach of the England national team.

Thomas Tuchel may have to work with some players he knew at Chelsea, including Reece James.

Reece James hasn’t featured for England in a long time. Reece James’ last appearance for England was in March 2023, when he came on as a substitute in a qualifier against Italy. He hasn’t played for England since then due to a knee injury and hamstring issues that required surgery.

Thomas Tuchel lined up Chelsea in a 3-4-3 formation during his time at the club, and we wonder whether he may set England up in that manner.

We take a look back at a comment made by Thomas Tuchel of Reece James.

Tuchel said of Reece James in 2022: “The back three is a little bit less demanding physically, in comparison to the wing-back position, especially given he is coming back from a muscle injury over so many weeks.

“It’s a bit of an advantage to have him in the back three because it’s less physically demanding. But this is the next step. How many games can Reece play at wing-back? If he plays at wing-back during the season on a level where he is decisive, it is a bit less physically demanding in terms of acceleration and high speed in the back three. This helps us have him on the pitch for more minutes.

“He can play both positions brilliantly, we only have him once and we need to decide, but this is why we have him there at the moment. I love him in both positions.”