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LEE CARSLEY revealed he has been compiling a “top secret” dossier for Thomas Tuchel.
The England interim coach is set to return to the Under-21s, but not before he completes his final task.
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Carsley is preparing a dossier for Thomas TuchelCarsley is preparing a report for Tuchel with the German set to begin in his role as England manager next month.
The dossier is “top secret” but is understood to contain a detailed profile of every England player.
Tuchel, if he chooses to read it, will be informed of each player’s strengths and weakness and what role suits them best.
It is hoped the document will help to prevent any problems, as playing players in their best positions was key for Carsley during his reign.
He told The Times: “I thought it was important that we always try to play to the players’ strengths.
“You’ve seen us do that in the past, trying not to ever ask players to do something they’re not capable of. We’re trying to get the best out of them.
“Anything that we did in terms of adjusting tactically was based around what the players could do and their capabilities. I thought they all did really well.”
Carsley called up several players for the first time who previously featured for him with the U21s, and against Ireland four scored on debut.
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Forgotten England stars could benefit from Tuchel appointment
WITH Thomas Tuchel announced as the next England manager, a few forgotten stars might be hopeful of a return to the international set up.
The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager usually uses a 3-4-3 formation.
That could provide an opening for Mason Mount, who’s not been involved in the England set-up since the World Cup in 2022.
The now Manchester United star enjoyed his most successful spell under Tuchel while the pair were at Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel could also offer lifelines to other previously capped players such as Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Eric Dier.
RLC has excelled since his move to AC Milan and with England struggling to find a partner for Rice, he could be the surprise answer.
Meanwhile, Dier played for Tuchel at Bayern Munich as part of a back-three last season.
The defender did enough to convince the club to make his loan move permanent after he had fallen out of favour at Tottenham.
Click here to see the full England XI who could play under Tuchel.
But he wished he could have given debuts to two more stars who missed out due to injury – Liverpool‘s Harvey Elliot and Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey.
Carsley feels they would have adjusted well to the jump up to senior level, while he plans to involve a few new faces in the U21s including Jobe Bellingham, Jude’s younger brother.
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