00:00Yes, Leeds fans will undoubtedly be cheering on England this World Cup, but they may have a keen eye on
00:08what's happening up front when Harry Kane isn't playing.
00:12Now, there's going to be more games in this World Cup for England than there ever has before, and rotation
00:18is likely to be an issue during the tournament, especially with the heat conditions out in North America at the
00:26moment.
00:26And Dominic Calvert-Lewin was snubbed from Thomas Tuchel's squad. It appeared as if the England manager would only take
00:34two strikers, and at that point it seemed up for debate whether one of them would be Oli Watkins or
00:40Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
00:41Now, Dominic Calvert-Lewin had an excellent season for Leeds United. He particularly sparkled in the early part of the
00:49campaign, and his form definitely fizzled out towards the end, just when Oli Watkins' form picked up for Aston Villa
00:57after winning the Europa League as well.
00:59Now, it only seemed right that Thomas Tuchel would take Oli Watkins, but then Tuchel decided to take a third
01:04striker, and Leeds fans will be disappointed that wasn't Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
01:10Instead, Thomas Tuchel turned to Ivan Toni. A bold decision from the German Thomas Tuchel as he takes England to
01:19his first World Cup. Here's what the manager had to say ahead of the tournament.
01:25One day for recovery, two good training sessions yesterday and today, and ready to give it a push tomorrow.
01:32Push means more than 45 minutes. Players will play 60, maybe some 70. Decision is not made yet. We will
01:41make this decision in the afternoon.
01:43But that's the plan. We have then the chance to load the players one day later in a match behind
01:50closed doors in our training facility, and then pre-camp is finished, and we start our adventure two days later
01:58in Kansas.
02:00But, like I said, we expect a push tomorrow, physical, and from intensity, and also from style of play, from
02:06ball speed, and everything, want to take the next step, and we feel ready for it.
02:13Well, we have a leadership group of five, six players, if you want to call them captains without armband.
02:21And Declan is one of them, and Harry is, of course, one of them. So, these are the two guys
02:26with armband.
02:27Harry is our captain, there is no doubt about it, and Declan is our second captain. When Harry was not
02:33in camp and didn't play against Wales, we had the choice,
02:37and it was a very quick one and a very obvious one for me to give it to Declan.
02:42He is on highest football IQ, he takes care about formation, he takes care about our structure, he takes care
02:50about the adaption, about the rhythm in our game.
02:53I think he had outstanding two seasons in his personal career, the last two years with Arsenal.
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