Roy Keane
Former Republic of Ireland captain on ITV

We know he's [Dan Burn] a goal threat, he's on a high and I think he deserves the opportunity to play for England.

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Leon Osman
Former Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Credit to Marcus Rashford in the short time he's been at Aston Villa. We all know there's an outstanding player in Marcs Rashford.

He was drifting at Man Utd, but since he's gone to Villa, Unai Emery has found a way of getting the best out of him.

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Thomas Hitzlsperger
Former Germany midfielder

Tuchel is someone who has been influenced by a lot of managers and coaches – it's clear he has a constant desire to learn, to be open-minded and curious.

Ralf Rangnick is one of the coaches who has influenced him - what are you doing when you don't have the ball, how do you win it back, then how do you create chances and score goals?

Tuchel took elements of that, but another element is focused on what you do with the ball too.

With that aspect, Tuchel is very close to Pep Guardiola in terms of the way he thinks about football and how to create chances from your own possession.

Pep was more of a coach he looked up to, in the time they spent together in the Bundesliga [when Guardiola was in charge of Bayern Munich] there was a bond, a relationship forged. They are still friends and they talk regularly.

Leon Osman
Former Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

You want to see what a new manager is going to do. Are they going to keep things the same as the previous manager?

Every new manager wants to make their statement and he's [Thomas Tuchel] certainly opened a few eyes with this squad.

Alex Keble
Football tactics writer

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Thomas Tuchel is a deep tactical thinker while he is not a 'philosophy' manager wedded to one idea like Ruben Amorim or Ange Postecoglou.

At Dortmund he pressed high and hard, only to drop deeper at Chelsea, where he developed a penchant for double number 10s between the lines. At Bayern Munich, tactical fluency never really took hold, yet Tuchel clearly moved towards fast wingers and quick transitions more than in previous jobs.

Even the formation is open to change. He deployed a back three in 55 of his 63 Premier League games for Chelsea but has rarely returned to it since.

There are no absolutes, leaving open the possibility that, for all the talk of a strong tactical vision, Tuchel - like so many England managers before him - will naturally retreat into something altogether more conservative.

His disappointing 14-month spell at Bayern, who finished third in his only full season in charge, was defined by a caution and pragmatism that he, reportedly resisting internal calls to play attacking football, felt forced upon him by a weak defence.

The Didier Deschamps blueprint for international knockout football - a cagey defensive mid-block and low-volume, safety-first attacks - remains in-vogue, and despite his lofty aims, Tuchel could be drawn in, not least because he's done it once before - and it sparked his greatest achievement to date.

Harry Redknapp
Former Premier League manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

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If he doesn't win the World Cup then he probably won't be here next time around.

Maybe Eddie Howe might have another 18 months or whatever at Newcastle, and then he may be ready [for the England job] but we don't know whether he'd want to leave Newcastle or not.

It would be a difficult decision, but when you get off the England job, obviously, if you're an Englishman, it's very difficult to turn it down. But Tuchel's remit is to win the World Cup now, that's what he's got to do, he's got to be a success.

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Thomas Tuchel spoke powerfully about the Three Lions’ playing style at the 2024 Euros in the build up to tonight's game.

He told ITV: “They were more afraid to drop out of the tournament, in my observation than having the excitement and hunger to win it.”

Asked by ITV’s Gabriel Clarke if England had a clear playing style, Tuchel’s answer was short, but straight to the point, “No,” said the German.

Tuchel believed “the identity, the clarity, the rhythm, the repetition of patterns. The freedom of players, the expression of players, the hunger,” was missing from England’s Euros campaign.

Looking ahead to the 2026 World Cup, which will be held across Canada, Mexico and the United States, the Champions League winning manager said “excitement” was missing from the Three Lions.

“The view that people feel that’s the team to beat. That we arrive with a group to beat," Tuchel added.

“Once we arrive that everyone knows this is the team to beat."

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

This promises to be quite the atmosphere inside Wembley tonight. Not only will we have England supporters excited to see the start of a new era under Thomas Tuchel but there is also a huge presence following Albania.

The fans are just starting to come in to Wembley, which is sold out for Tuchel's England introduction.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

Newcastle United defender Dan Burn has had seven days plucked straight out of his dreams, from a first England call-up at 32 to scoring in the Carabao Cup Final against Liverpool at Wembley - and now winning a full cap.

Marcus Rashford's rehabiliation at Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United is rewarded with a start against Albania, while new Head Coach Thomas Tuchel shows he is willing to usher in the young brigade by giving a first cap to Arsenal's 18-year-old left back Myles Lewis-Skelly.

What a week it has been for Dan Burn - from being called up to the England squad, scoring to help Newcastle win the Carabao Cup, and now being named in the Three Lions' starting XI.

It is always nice when good things happen to good people, and Burn seems like one of the good guys.

Watch the above video as Burn reveals England manager Thomas Tuchel called him "unprofessional" for answering the phone at 10pm to let him know he was in the England squad.

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Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle's Carabao Cup hero Dan Burn both make their debuts for England from the start.

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones is also in - as is the returning Marcus Rashford.

On the Albania bench is England-born Armando Broja.

England XI: Pickford, Walker, Lewis-Skelly, Burn, Konsa, Rice, Bellingham, Jones, Rashford, Foden, Kane.

Subs: Henderson, Trafford, James, Guehi, Henderson, Colwill, Eze, Rogers, Gordon, Solanke, Bowen, Livramento.

Albania XI: Strakosha, Balliu, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Aliji, Asllani, Ramadani, Asani, Bajrami, Laci, Uzuni.

Subs: Kastrati, Sherri, Shehu, Manaj, Mihaj, Kumbulla, M Berisha, Muci, Ismajli, Pajaziti, Hoxka, Broja.

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