Tuchel explains his squad
5/22/202645 min
Ali and Dave were at Wembley to hear Thomas Tuchel explain the thought process behind his 26-man World Cup squad.
Why Toney? Why no Palmer? Why Madueke? Why no Maguire? Where's Wharton?!
We deliver our view on the big calls and assess how we're feeling now the World Cup is finally upon us.
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First 90 secondsDavid Walker· Host0:00
[upbeat music] This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:04
[upbeat music] Watkins turns. Watkins scores. [crowd cheering] Ollie Watkins, that is wonderful.
Ali Maxwell· Host0:20
Welcome to the England Pod, where we're all England all the time, and we have a confirmed England squad for the twenty twenty-six World Cup. Dave and George have already reacted to this late last night.
David Walker· Host0:38
There it is behind us. Look.
Ali Maxwell· Host0:39
You had the razzle-dazzle of the leaks, the reaction to the leaks, uh, some hot heads across the nation, I think it's fair to say. Uh, this episode comes to you from a sports bar in the shadow of Wembley Stadium, where Dave just said to me, as he sipped a Czech lager in twenty-six-degree midday sun, "This feels like a holiday beer." And I think that might reflect the vibe, Dave, of what we want this podcast episode to be. Reflecting on Thomas Tuchel's England squad. Not redoing things you and George already spoke about, but trying our best to make sense of it- Mm-hmm ... and using Tuchel's own explanations from the presser we were just in to do so.
David Walker· Host1:25
Yes. I think Tuchel was on typically