The flip side, of course, is that these are all really good footballers, used to playing regularly for their club sides, who want to make an impact at a World Cup. Tuchel even admitted that some, including Rashford, have already asked about why they aren't seeing regular minutes.
"Just yesterday, we had a conversation where I told him [Rashford] that I’m very, very impressed with his last 16 days, with how he was in camp, how he pushes on the pitch," Tuchel said following the Croatia win. "He’s totally involved in every meeting. He’s very, very fast in translating a meeting onto the pitch."
Indeed, of Tuchel's 26-man-squad, all but three - John Stones, Madueke and reserve goalkeeper James Trafford - were regular starters for their clubs last term. Watching from the sidelines isn't easy, but Tuchel has no doubt that his team can deal with it.
“It is now four more weeks and in four weeks you can swallow it and digest it and buy into it. We selected the group because we were sure that they could do it and they all can," he said after the game.
Some, of course, know they are not at the top of the pecking order. Jordan Henderson, for example, has been included as much for his experience and good humour as his ability at the age of 36. Ivan Toney has perhaps been primarily selected for his penalty-taking ability come the knockouts. If Dan Burn and Jarrell Quansah are playing, England have problems.