now this Thomas Tuchel is coach of the English national teamit will be interesting to see if he does anything different in terms of his squad selection, with Crystal Palace defender and Tuchel’s ex-Chelsea player Trevoh Chalobah perhaps one to watch.
Chalobah made his first-team breakthrough at Stamford Bridge while Tuchel was in charge, with the German tactician previously speaking highly of the player, who is now on loan at Palace for the season.
It’s fair to say that Chalobah may not have progressed as many would have hoped, although others could also argue that he has been a bit unlucky not to feature in the Chelsea first team more often since Tuchel left the club.
It’s sure to be a big season for the 25-year-old as he looks to impress at Selhurst Parkand with Tuchel now replacing Gareth Southgate as England boss, he could have an eye on finally winning his first senior international cap.
Trevoh Chalobah for England under Thomas Tuchel?
Tuchel was notably full of praise for Chalobah shortly after he began to establish himself in Chelsea’s first team, saying TNT Sports: “It’s been two fantastic games now and they’ve played almost every minute in the pre-season. He’s a humble guy from the academy and he was so, so good. He plays with so much confidence, so much good behavior on the pitch it’s a perfect afternoon for him.
“You saw how they celebrated with him and these are the stories we like in football, in this game of an exciting league with players from abroad, there is still room for local talent in our club and others big clubs”.
England have plenty of options in defense so it won’t necessarily be easy for Chalobah to move up the order, but at least in Tuchel he knows there is a manager who has given him a chance before and clearly rates him.
