Tuchel drops Branthwaite from England Squad

Rashford has had 6 games, mostly as sub, in the last 6 months. Henderson wasnt good enough 2 years ago and is brought back. Dan Burn, is he really better than Branthwaite.

From a very selfish angle, maybe Branthwaite not being in the squad means he won't be in the shop window as much as if he was selected. Bring back Carsley.

Burn and Henderson seem very strange choices seeing that they are only average players and both over 30.

Maybe Tuchel picked the wrong games to watch Branthwaite. He hasn't always looked as good as we know he is in a few games the last couple of months.

I actually think Branthwaite was playing better last season than he is at present, but we all think we know better than professional team managers.

Colwill, Konsa and Quansah are all decent players in good form playing for clubs having good seasons – and not just in the domestic league.

Branthwaite is very good. Better than Konsa and Quansah. Remains to be seen if he's better than Colwill who is also a very classy left-footed centre-back.

So you think the message to Branthwaite is: "You need to be playing for a higher profile club in order to be selected for England"?

So do you think this is the message that Tuchel is sending or you just feel this in general?

I listened to his fellow German, Jans Lehman the other week. Asked if he thought Tutchel would win anything with England, he said he didn't rate him and he doesn't believe he would be considered for the German national manager's job.

Quite unusual for an ex-player to be as scathing as Lehman was. But looking at Tutchel's first squad, I think Lehmans is right.

I imagine other clubs and players outside of the media darlings feel similar.

Come Saturday:

"You can stick your England squad up your arse, You can stick your England squad up your arse, You can stick your England squad, stick your England squad, stick your England squad up your arse, Sideways!"

Skinniest legs since Olive Oil.

I thought Tuchel knew something about football.

If this lot, then why no Garner? And if Henderson ,why not Young??? This is a joke squad!

With us, Alcaraz is a buy, JB is a keeper.

Moyes certainly adopts that approach; hence I remain dubious as to whether Alcaraz will start. I hope he does. He is a breath of fresh air and capable of being a game changer. He is also the player most likely to feed Beto the correct service.

'Sour grapes view' on his non-inclusion, he could get injured, as in any game, and be out for a considerable period.

Henderson… really? Rashford, Walker, Burn. Bizarre selections.

Giving Tuchel an 18-month contract could set English squad development back significantly.

However, this smacks of Capello's Euro 2010 mentality when he decided we needed "experience" and drafted in old timers like Carragher, Upson etc who couldn't make the team in their peak years. He even tried to get Scholes out of retirement and had a decrepit Beckham as a non-playing "leader."

Dunk aged 32 is in the squad because to quote Tuchel he is "really tall" and "we had a great phone call." Henderson playing in a sub par league also "had a great call."

Then you look at Spain and you have 16- and 17-year-olds picked on talent and they win the Euros. This dinosaur "good old boys" stuff has never worked and never will. The token youngsters are Skelley of Aresnal, who has been sent off three times in his 12-game career and Quansah. Both selected because of where they play versus how they play.

No accommodations for current form and inclusions of Forest players for example. Additonally, the English players in Germany and Italy aren't even considered but somehow the Saudi/Dutch league veteran is the top pick.

Tommy D scares me… He has the haunted sunken eye look of an amateur body dissectionist or Gordon Lee.

By comparison, Dan Burn is a spring chicken.

Get your thinking caps on and no cheating looking it up.

I already inadvertently cheated. I just read about Mr Compton this morning. I'd heard the name before but never realized his age.

England are going backwards with Skeletor in charge.

Disappointed for the player, but pleased for Everton.

He's way above U21s now and quite honestly, that's an insult to him.

Leslie was wicket keeper for Middlesex not sure if he played for England at cricket, John Rafferty would know I think.

I agree with others who have said he's not played as well this season.

Every man and his dog know Branthwaite is a far better centre half than those two duffers he has called up, different manager same usual suspects, how Olly Watkins has not made the squad is a surprise for me.