Thomas Tuchel has been blasted for his choices of striker by a former Premier League striker in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup.
Since Tuchel was appointed manager last year, England have won all four World Cup qualifiers without conceding a goal.
After losing 3-1 to Senegal in a friendly, England bounced back with a 2-0 win over Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday.
Goals have not been a defining factor of the Germans’ time as manager, and Troy Deeney believes it is down to the squad selection. When asked why Ivan Toney was not included in the squad, Deeney said: “I think that's a personality clash, isn't it?
Troy Deeney has taken aim at Thomas Tuchel for his squad picks
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“I think the fact that he's said that [England are struggling for goals] is immature and stupid anyway, in my opinion.
“What he's letting you know there, is he's probably going to go to the tournament with two [strikers], Harry and Ollie Watkins, potentially three with [Liam] Delap at best.
“And if any problems happen, he's just going to rotate any of those guys up front and then if we lose, guess what, the excuse is already built in, we didn't have enough strikers.”
Toney was in Tuchel’s final squad of last season, but didn’t make the cut this time around as he continues his career in Saudi Arabia.
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Ivan Toney has been left out despite having a good season in Saudi Arabia
| PAThe former Brentford player has seven caps for England, with one goal.
The 29-year-old has 30 goals in 44 games for Al Ahil, but he appears to be out of favour with the German manager.
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Ahead of the clash with Serbia, Tuchel said: “Yes, we have a lot of options, We have Ollie [Watkins], we have Harry, Marcus [Rashford] can play there.
“Jarrod Bowen can play there, Anthony Gordon played there for Newcastle. I think so. Phil Foden can play in the nine, Morgan Rogers can play in the nine.
Harry Kane is ready for a tough environment in Serbia
| PA“Let's see who catches form and catches fire in the Premier League, or wherever and starts scoring. But yes we have enough firepower there.”
England will face a hostile environment when they face Serbia this evening, with the team prepared to face racist abuse from the Serbian fans. Harry Kane has revealed that if any players receive racist abuse, the team will leave the pitch in protest.