Jordan Pickford welcomes Thomas Tuchel's shorter-term contract as England manager

The erstwhile Chelsea brag assumes his relation arsenic England’s caller imperishable manager connected January 1 and is contracted until aft the 2026 tournament.

England reached the European Championship last doubly and a World Cup semi-final nether Gareth Southgate, and the Football Association person made it known that Tuchel was been hired with the purpose of winning their archetypal large silverware since 1966 successful his archetypal large tourney successful charge.

A determination connected whether the German stays connected beyond July 2026 volition beryllium made aft the World Cup, and babelike connected the team’s progress.

Our absorption is decidedly connected [winning silverware], due to the fact that we’ve been truthful close

Jordan Pickford

Speaking astir the FA’s decisiveness, England goalkeeper Pickford said: “[Tuchel’s short-term deal] is decidedly [focused] connected the qualifying run we’ve got. We’ve got to get the occupation done.

“Our absorption is decidedly connected [winning silverware], due to the fact that we’ve been truthful close.”

Outgoing interim manager Lee Carsley handed debuts to 8 players implicit the people of his six matches successful charge, and Pickford is pleased Tuchel volition beryllium met successful his caller relation with large enactment decisions to make.

“It’s a headache for the manager and the unit to prime the team,” the Everton goalkeeper said. “It’s steadfast competition. We’ve got to spell backmost to our clubs, vie week successful week retired and beryllium astatine our champion to get picked for the country. That’s the situation for everybody.

“I don’t cognize what March is going to be, whether it’s friendlies oregon qualifiers, but the caller manager comes successful in January and he’s a winner. Our main people is to get to the USA and assistance that trophy.”

England bushed Greece 3-0 successful Athens connected Thursday and the Republic of Ireland 5-0 astatine Wembley connected Sunday successful Carsley’s last matches successful charge.

Assessing Carsley’s interim reign, 30-year-old Pickford said: “We are ever going to beryllium disappointed for that setback against Greece. We ne'er privation to get beaten astatine Wembley, but that’s football, and it’s astir however we tin learn.

“I deliberation we showed against Finland distant and the 2 games this week that it’s been a existent improvement.”