The decision to recall Henderson defined Tuchel's first England squad and demonstrated he is not here to win popularity contests

Serial winner’ Jordan Henderson embodies what I want to build - Henderson’s England career looked over and he has started only one Ajax match in the last month.

Thomas Tuchel claims that Jordan Henderson's leadership, fitness and being a "serial winner" was at the crux of his surprise England call-up. At 34 years of age, Henderson was Tuchel's unlikely choice in his inaugural England selection, despite the ex- Liverpool skipper previously believing his time on the national team had drawn to a close.