The boss of England, Thomas Tuchel, says it was the “good time” to recall the striker of the villa at Villa Marcus Rashford.
Rashford has impressed since the exchange of Manchester United for Villa Park in January and was included to face Albania and Latvia.
Tuchel said, “He had a huge impact lately in Aston Villa matches.
“I was delighted to see his efforts on the ball and his efforts to be the best teammate possible and his constant energy.
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“There is no doubt about his talent and his quality, but seeing him if decisive and so physically involved gave me the impression that it is the right time to call him and give him the additional push that remains at this level.”
Rashford has not played for England for a year, after missing the euros. The former Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, is also after an even longer absence while Dan Burn received a young girl at 32.
Tuchel said, “The emphasis is not only on talent and not only on quality, this is what you bring to the group and how you are a good teammate.
“These players carry values on their shoulders and carry their teams.”
There was no place for Conor Gallagher, Jack Grenish or James Maddison, nor Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarrad Branthwaite and Angel Gomes.
Arsenal Myles Lewis-Skelly teenager was on the fast track and is lacking in total under 21.
“We are once again accelerating Myles’s career which is already on the fast track. He is a regular starter and a regular player for Arsenal for the moment, ”said Tuchel.
“He is only impressive. He will now ignore those under 21, which would be a regular path for him, but due to injuries and because of the flexibility we want to have in our team and because of his capacity, his quality and his playing time recently, he deserves to be with us.
“(Burn) has had a very impressive career and he is a very solid player. He is a very solid defender and a group leader. I spoke to Dan and it was a very impressive phone call with very impressive messages that made me very comfortable in this call that we chose a better team player who will help us to build the right team. “”
