Thomas Tuchel talked about his approach to rotation over the international break.
‘My mindset was before the camp to not rotate too much’
The Nations League group containing Croatia, Czechia and Spain means England do not have the right to rotate relentlessly with impunity, and the manager is also keen to keep building connections.
However, he recognises the strain on the squad in this short period, so wisdom will need to be applied.
“My mindset was before the camp to not rotate too much but we need to be of course and we will always be very considerate with the health of the players.
Building automatism with key players
“We have six seven positions that that were crucial for us in the World Cup qualifying campaign and in the World Cup. And I would just keep on going to build automatism and to build strength and to build belief and trust with these kinds of players.
“I think it's sometimes also not so fair if you change too much and you have too many changes within a within a team because then you have to play with a new teammate, you play in a new style, you play with a new coach uh that demands new stuff.
“I think it's sometimes healthier if you only have maybe two or three changes maximum to find your way to impress but we will be very cautious with our players but at the same time the match has for us the highest priority.
“We're not planning further ahead and we will go step by step and players are available for [Tuesday.]
“That’s it's like always the last checks now in the in the evening and the very last checks maybe than tomorrow morning. And if the doctors, physios and players give thumbs up then we're ready to go and hopefully not too many changes but we will see.”
