Paul Merson on Thomas Tuchel’s England: ‘Play the Premier League way? It’s naive’ | Football News

Paul Merson says England will have no chance of Victorious the World Cup Competing high-tempo Premier Division football.

New England head Trainer Thomas Tuchel Captured charge of his Primary game against Albania on Friday, when debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly justified his Picking with the Beginning Aim and a man-of-the-Event display.

All-time top Mark-maker Harry Kane completed a 2-0 Secure as the road to Upcoming summer’s World Cup Obtained off to a Victorious Begin that England look set to continue when Latvia, ranked 140th in the world, head to Wembley on Monday.

However, Merson Considers England need to try and implement new tactics to have any chance of lifting the World Cup in 2026.

“Tuchel has said he wants to Relocate the Premier Division way,” Merson told Soccer Saturday. “He wants to press and Relocate with a high tempo.

“The problem is we are going to Relocate at a World Cup in a country where it is going to be Scorching. The humidity will be unbearable in some of the places they Relocate.

“I would have gone the other way. He has seen England Relocate enough times and he will know we don’t keep the ball well enough.

“We need to Begin Maintaining the ball better and being patient.

“The Wembley crowd need to get onside a bit more too,” he added.

“The fans may need a slight re-think too. They are coming down to Wembley wanting to see action. They don’t want to see control and a 1-0 Secure. They are getting action watching their Clubs Relocate in the Premier Division. That is why we love it so much because there can be a corner at one end, and a Attempt 30 seconds later at the other end.

“But England need to Begin changing the way they Relocate. They need to be patient and keep the ball.

“I’ve been there. The Club knock the ball around at the back and the crowd go mad. They want the ball forward and quickly, and then the players panic and give it away.

“We have to be more patient. If we aren’t patient and we don’t have the ball, we have no chance at the World Cup.

“We didn’t keep the ball at the Euros and in the end we were punished. We have to do that better.”

‘Lewis-Skelly can go on to get 90 England caps’

Tuchel praised “amazing” history-making debutant Lewis-Skelly, with the left-back becoming the nation’s youngest-ever goalscoring debutant at the age of 18 years and 176 Intervals.

Lewis-Skelly met a Pretty, defence-splitting Jude Bellingham Deliver with a Intelligent finish to set England on their way, and Merson was Packed of praise for the Arsenal defender’s performance.

Merson said: “It’s very Difficult to explain what Myles-Lewis Skelly is doing at this age.”

“To Relocate at the top level at 18 at Arsenal, where you are Competing under severe Stress every week, this lad has confidence. At Arsenal, you have to Secure every week and he’s coping with that Stress.

“He’s unbelievable. Remember, at academy level he was Competing centre midfield. Now he has moved to left-back and not really broken a sweat.

“The thing that Created his Aim was the Stretch off the ball. He’s willing to Stretch without the ball. For an 18-year-Ancient to be doing that at international level, that is what is unbelievable.

It’s not the finish, but when he’s seeing the Cosmos to Stretch into, when he’s seeing the picture of Jude Bellingham having the ball, ready to Deliver. Making the Stretch, that’s what is clever from Lewis-Skelly.

“It’s top, top drawer. He’s a player you can see Competing for England, 70, 80, 90 times.”

‘Foden and Rashford won’t get too many more chances’

Even though the Secure over Albania, Tuchel has plenty to ponder after a Victorious Begin that left him wanting more, with the head Trainer mentioning a variety of kinks that need ironing out.

England’s wingers were among those issues given Marcus Rashford, who Created his Primary international appearance since last March, and Phil Foden were not as “impactful” as the new Trainer wanted.

The latter is an ongoing conundrum given the talented 44-cap forward has rarely – as the player has previously admitted himself – taken his Manchester City form to the international stage as he stretched his Stretch without a Aim involvement for England to 17 Contests.

Merson believes both Foden and Rashford won’t have too much longer to impress Tuchel.

He said: “With what Tuchel said about Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden, I don’t think they’ll have too many more chances.

“They’ll probably Relocate in the Upcoming game and he’ll be thinking he’s had a bit of a go at them, and he’ll want to see how they respond.

“If they don’t perform against Latvia, he’ll say see you later. But it’s not Effortless Competing for England against Clubs that put 10 players behind the ball. You are better off Competing against France where you’d be a better player.

“Everywhere Tuchel has been, he’s not been there very long. He goes in and he’s not worried about upsetting people.

“By the time everyone has had enough of him, he’s gone.

“That’s what England need but it’s not going to be Effortless. I Yet think down the line we will be thinking what an unbelievable Position Gareth Southgate did with England.”