Lee Carsley insists Thomas Tuchel faces ‘a real challenge’ to pick his first England squad when he takes charge – as interim boss heaps praise on Three Lions fledglings who stepped in

Lee Carsley has told incoming England head coach Thomas Tuchel that his fledglings are ready to lead the nation to World Cup glory.

England’s young and vibrant team secured promotion back into the Nations League elite groups with a 5-0 demolition of Ireland on Sunday night with a team packed with inexperienced talent: Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Curtis Jones and Noni Madueke all starting.

Carsley will compile a detailed dossier for Tuchel from his six games in charge ahead of talks with the new England boss.

And Carsley believes the young players he has blooded, many of which he has worked with at Under-21 level, into senior international set-up have the talent to make their mark for Tuchel.

‘We spoke about not only gaining promotion from the Nations League but to potentially increase the pool of players Thomas has got to choose from,’ said Carsley.

‘The challenge now for the players that have been involved for the last three camps is to be in and around the March squad. A lot of them have done themselves a lot of good in terms of enhancing their reputation of their ability to play in the England senior team and gaining a cap is no mean feat. I’m really proud for a lot of them.

England’s young and vibrant team thrashed Ireland in the Nations League clash at Wembley

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‘It’s a job that deserves an elite coach with a track record of winning and Thomas has got that. The bonus would be we’ve increased the pool of players.

‘The next squad will be a real challenge to pick, I’m sure. Exciting times ahead.

‘It’s not a gamble with some of these players, they are excellent players, they want to overcome anything in front of them and at the Under-21s they have had an expectation of winning.

‘You always learn a lot about yourself when you are in a position you are not used to and the most pleasing thing is the younger players coming through which now many have seen themselves in an England shirt.’

On his dossier, Carsley, who will return to his previous role as Under-21 head coach, added: ‘I’m trying to put together, with the rest of the staff, a debrief on all three camps.

‘I will put together a document, then hopefully meet him and present what we think and what we’ve found.

‘The job for us as an U21 staff is to support the senior manager.’