The Three Lions manager - who was born in Germany and has won titles with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich - doesn't have another match with his team until March, and he intends to fill the time by telling players why they weren't selected for the latest qualifiers.

He said: "First of all, it’s my job now to make contact with everyone, players like Trent [Alexander-Arnold].

"Players that are on our long list, 55, 60 players, to reach out to them, be in touch with them, explain to them why they were not here.

“Explain to them what they have to do, where they can improve. Can they even do something or is it just a choice. So this is my job for the next weeks and months."

Tuchel insisted he would prefer to talk to players on FaceTime or in person, to guage their reactions.

He added: “It is better on Facetime. Then I see the expression, at least, and get a feeling for the person. Or I need to visit them, visit training grounds.

“We can do group visits. We can do Jude [Bellingham] and Trent [at Real Madrid]. And visit the clubs. And some of them we will call. Let’s see."

The manager explained he wants to take time to contact everyone, regardless of whether or not they were involved in the two 2-0 wins over Albania and Serbia.

He said: “Listen, we’ve just finished this camp and I think it’s important that I reach out to everyone, even to the guys we didn’t pick so regularly to tell them where they are and give them honest feedback.”

The likes of Jarell Quansah, Adam Wharton and Nico O'Reilly made their debuts for the national team, while Morgan Rogers was picked ahead of Bellingham for the first game.

England maintained their flawless win record in the qualifying rounds, with Saka and Eze securing the win against Serbia on November 13.

Over the weekend, a Harry Kane brace made it eight wins in eight for Tuchel's team, with 22 goals scored and none conceded.