Could 'old-school' Delap feature for Tuchel?

Fara Williams, BBC Sport columnist banner
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As Thomas Tuchel approaches his first England squad, I'm wondering who may make an appearance from the slightly less obvious candidates.

Liam Delap has shone in an Ipswich team that are potentially going to go back down and could be a real option for Tuchel.

In terms of his goals and his presence, he has an ugly, old-school type of approach to his game. I don't think any of the other English strikers have that.

He has that style of being willing to have a fight with a defender even as a lone striker and I don't think the others have that in their locker.

In terms of what he does with the ball in front of goal, he's a really calm finisher. He's somebody that given time is definitely an option for Tuchel and he could look at him in this squad as a back-up to Harry Kane, who cannot play forever.

To get those goals and have the season he has had in a very average Ipswich team in the Premier League, it has not been easy.

In terms of finishing in the box, he is similar to Kane but I don't think Kane has the physical side in the same way. Delap is better at that than him but he is not able to drop into pockets and find forward passes as well as Kane can.

Delap has some similar attributes to Kane but also offers something different and is definitely in with a shout for featuring in the upcoming international break.

Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nat Hayward

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