The winger recently returned to the international stage after missing out on Euro 2024
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Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford
Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford are representing England this month
Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford could be at risk of missing out on the 2026 World Cup squad despite the latter recently returning to the international stage.
After being left out of Manchester United's squad by Ruben Amorim, Rashford started afresh at Villa and has gone on to rediscover his form.
That form led to him being called up for the Three Lions' World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia this month.
Last Friday, Rashford was named in the starting line-up for the first time since March 2024 as England beat Albania 2-0 at Wembley.
He will be eyeing more minutes tonight when they take on Latvia in London (7:45pm). Rogers on the other hand, was first handed his international debut last November during England's Nations League campaign.
He came on as a second half substitute during the win over Albania and is a contender for more minutes.
Besides Rashford and Rogers however, Tuchel has a wealth of options at his disposal including Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Jarrod Bowen and Anthony Gordon.
This is likely to cause a selection headache ahead of next summer's World Cup.
But the 51-year-old boss has already made his stance clear and is prepared to shake up the squad and pick the best options to ensure England go far in the tournament.
"We have to get the process right to find the best group," Tuchel warned when speaking to reporters ahead of Latvia.
"If that means we leave very good and talented players out of the squad, this can happen.
"In the next 16 months it is important we find the right team and not the most talented 26 players. We need to get the team right.
"We need to get the team spirit right because it's one thing to play qualifiers, it's another thing to play tournament football.
"There are a lot of No.10 positions. It's just not possible we play all these No.10 positions. In the end we need to understand and get the balance right. Is this then in a 3-2 and we have two No.6s and three No. 10s?
"But then the likes of real wingers, like Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka, key players, would suffer because the position would not be there.
"Do we accept that we have less control and we have two wide wingers? Then some No.10s simply cannot play. It has to be balanced."
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