England World Cup qualification campaign has gone in a great manner, as the Three Lions have qualified for the tournament, maintaining a perfect record. They have won all of their matches in a group also featuring Andorra, Serbia and Albania. However, Thomas Tuchel’s job is going to be more difficult when the finals start next year. The England World Cup squad selection process will not prove easy.
Selection Dilemmas For England World Cup Squad
The English have been facing some selection dilemmas for the tournament. The controversy over the selection of Jude Bellingham has been there, but Tuchel will probably not think of going into the tournament without the star Real Madrid midfielder. Still, England World Cup qualification campaign has thrown in a few selection-issues for him. We are going to discuss three such pairs of selection issues for him:
#3 Myles Lewis-Skelly vs. Nico O’Reilly
Both of those left-backs are very young and have a long career in front of them. Both made their England debuts this year only. Lewis-Skelly and O’Reilly will be 20 and 21, respectively, during the tournament next year.
England have gone past Kieran Trippier, who has earned 54 caps for them and played at the Euro 2024, in terms of choosing their left-back. Both the young options are pretty good, but Lewis-Skelly is slightly more experienced and probably the more skillful of the two.
However, O’Reilly has better physical attributes and might be chosen ultimately because of that. He has also broken into the Manchester City staring XI for quite a while now and probably remains the favorite to make it to the World Cup Squad, given the fact that his superior physical attributes will probably be needed in the scorching heat of the United States and Mexico. Tuchel might take the risk of including both the youngsters in his World Cup squad as well. However, Tino Livramento, another youngster, should also be in the reckoning.
