The ex-England and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere looks at Thomas Tuchel’s England side and believes the Three Lions have what it takes to triumph at next year’s World Cup
Jack Wilshere feels England have ‘the best coach’ in Thomas Tuchel(Image: Michael Regan – The FA, The FA via Getty Images)
Former Three Lions midfielder Jack Wilshere insists England fans must put their trust in Thomas Tuchel to deliver the World Cup. Ex-Arsenal star Wilshere went to the 2014 World Cup and got picked ahead of the 2018 tournament but did not make the cut for Russia which still hurts him.
But Wilshere now firmly believes that Tuchel is the elite manager England have needed for years to help them finally get a star-studded squad over the line.
Wilshere, 33, said: “I said to my dad: ‘Thomas is there and in Thomas we trust. Let’s trust him, you see what he’s doing with the team. For years, I think everyone was looking and saying: ‘we’ve got the best team, the best players, can we get the best coach now.’ I feel we’re there with that.
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“It doesn’t mean we are going to win the World Cup but with the players we’ve got, with the options we’ve got, the creative players, the deep lying midfielders and the quality on the sides, with Harry Kane up front and now, with a top, top coach, we are closer than ever.”
Wilshere has pointed to England’s wealth of talent as the reason they can go all the way next summer. He has enjoyed watching their progress under Tuchel and particularly the 2-0 win over Serbia when Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze scored.
“I watched it closely enough to know that Arsenal won the game!” he laughed as he also insisted that England’s midfield of Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson is top class.
Wilshere speaking to Mirror Football’s John Cross(Image: Philip Coburn/Daily Mirror)
Wilshere added: “I love Dec. Everyone knows my relationship with Dec but take that away and I think he’s outstanding.
“Is he a six, is an eight or a ten? He can do everything. We need to create midfielders that do that.
“Anderson next to him, I think he’s outstanding because he can do everything. He tries to play forward. He’s got a lot of quality.”
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