Thomas Tuchel names Myles Lewis-Skelly’s best position for Arsenal and England
Thomas Tuchel believes Myles Lewis-Skelly’s best role for Arsenal is in midfield after his impressive debut for England on Friday night.
Lewis-Skelly was name in England’s squad for เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง the first time last week ahead of their two 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia during the international break.
The 18-year-old was hand his first start for the Three Lions at Wembley and score the opening goal as Tuchel’s side seale a 2-0 victory over Albania, with Harry Kane completing the win in the second half.
Lewis-Skelly also made history by overtaking Marcus Rashford to become the youngest player (age 18 years and 176 days) to score on his senior England debut.
And Tuchel believes the Arsenal left-back has plenty of potential to make an impact in midfield at club and international level.
‘The second half, he playe as a No.8 because we wante to take more risks and have a little bit closer connection between the players,’ Tuchel said after England’s win.
‘The first half we playe in a 4-1 and 4-1 up front. He playe more conventional and score more from there. In the second half he playe as a No.8 or No.10.
‘I think his very best position is where he plays for Arsenal in the left double six, the double six invert role. He’s a fantastic footballer.
‘If you see him in possession games in training, the level of first touch, the quality of first touch, the quality of body movement, how he opens up his body, how he plays the passes, he has a very high understanding of the game, it comes very natural to him.
‘He’s very versatile and I think he can do a lot of things. We tried to play more conventional today because it’s easier to learn, we have many players from many different clubs, he did very well because he can adapt because he understands very quickly.’
Meanwhile, Declan Rice insiste after the game that he was confident that Lewis-Skelly would make an immediate impact when given the chance to play for England.
‘I said about it before Christmas, and a lot of people laughe at me and questione it and said I was speaking out of turn by saying good things about him,’ Rice said.