There was a nice quip from Thomas Tuchel in the bowels of Wembley on Friday while introducing the first England squad of his reign. It was a line he appeared to have rehearsed and delivered it perfectly.
In the mind of the new England boss, Dan Burn has been unlucky to have to wait until the grand old age of 32 to receive a FaceTime call at 10pm on Thursday relaying the good news that yes, he was wanted for international duty the following Monday. And no, it wasn’t a wind up.
To illustrate this, Tuchel had his wisecrack: ‘I was surprised Dan was never called up.