Ajax midfielder Jordan Henderson has been recalled to the England facet as a result of he “embodies every little thing we attempt to construct”, says new supervisor Thomas Tuchel.
The German named Henderson in his first England squad for World Cup qualifiers towards Albania and Latvia on Friday, 21 and Monday, 24 March respectively (each 19:45 GMT kick-offs).
Henderson, 34, has gained 81 caps however final featured for the Three Lions in November 2023.
“Jordan is a serial winner,” Tuchel mentioned.
“He is captain of Ajax. What he brings to each group is management, character, vitality and character.
“He makes positive everybody lives by the requirements. He embodies every little thing we attempt to construct. We need to construct a group our followers are happy with.”
Tuchel, talking at a information convention after saying his 26-man squad, was requested about Henderson’s response when he rang the previous Liverpool participant and mentioned “Hello, it is Thomas Tuchel”.
“Hello, I am Jordan,” was Tuchel’s response.
The England coach added: “We had this telephone name just a few weeks in the past the place I needed to test in, introduce myself and see how he feels about this concept and if he was prepared. It was a video name as a result of at the very least you possibly can see reactions.
“He appreciated it. I did not name him with an unknown quantity, I texted him earlier than. For me, it was so good to see his real response. He’s a serial winner with over 80 caps and simply the pure pleasure and the way humble he was to take this determination. It was very spectacular.”
