HARRY REDKNAPP thinks Thomas Tuchel will get ‘slaughtered” for his squad selection if England don’t win the World Cup.
Tuchel picked a strange squad, omitting the likes of , and .
Thomas Tuchel had some doubters with his World Cup squad Credit: AFP
Harry Redknapp would have picked four different players Credit: Darren Fletcher
Former and Tottenham boss Redknapp, 79, reckons it will come back to bite him if the Three Lions don’t go all the way in North America.
He admitted that there were players who he would have taken that Tuchel had omitted.
He said: “Yeah, but then if he’s right at the end of the day and we win the World Cup, who can argue with him?
“He will get all the credit. It will be fantastic for him and great for the country.
“I hope we win it, obviously. But if he doesn’t win it, and we have a disastrous tournament, then he will get a lot of stick.
“That’s what happens. Newspapers will slaughter him, because that is what happens.
“It’s happened over the years to different managers.
“They have all had almighty grief when we’ve not won tournaments.
“I would have taken Cole Palmer, I’d have taken Phil Foden, Harry Maguire, .
“But that’s me. The squad I would have chosen.”
Maguire played a key role for in the second half of the Premier League season after the arrival of .
The defender’s performances helped the club qualify for the Champions League and finished third in the table.
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Palmer did have an inconsistent season at but still notched 11 goals and three assists in 34 appearances in all competitions.
Bowen starred for West Ham despite their relegation from the Prem.
He scored nine goals and assisted 11 times in the league season and barely missed a minute of action.
England got off to a fantastic start to the tournament with a 4-2 win over , and will face in Boston in their second game TONIGHT.
Cole Palmer and Phil Foden were both snubbed by Thomas Tuchel Credit: AFP
Redknapp would have taken Harry Maguire to the World Cup Credit: Alamy
The match will kick-off at 9pm GMT at the Gillette Stadium and a win would all but seal the team’s place in the Last 32.
Ghana edged past in their first game as Caleb Yirenkyi scored the winner in the 95th minute.
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