The decision to recall Henderson defined Tuchel's first England squad and demonstrated he is not here to win popularity contests

Thomas Tuchel claims that Jordan Henderson's leadership, fitness and being a "serial winner" was at the crux of his surprise England call-up. At 34 years of age, Henderson was Tuchel's unlikely choice in his inaugural England selection, despite the ex- Liverpool skipper previously believing his time on the national team had drawn to a close.

Thomas Tuchel has explained his shock decision to bring Jordan Henderson back into the England squad. The Ajax midfielder has not played for the Three Lions since November 2023 but was a surprise inclusion in Tuchel’s first squad for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia at Wembley later this month.