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Ajax midfielder Jordan Henderson has been recalled to the England broadside due to the fact that helium "embodies everything we effort to build", says caller manager Thomas Tuchel.
The German named Henderson successful his first England squad for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia connected Friday, 21 and Monday, 24 March respectively (both 19:45 GMT kick-offs).
Henderson, 34, has won 81 caps but past featured for the Three Lions successful November 2023.
"Jordan is simply a serial winner," Tuchel said.
"He's skipper of Ajax. What helium brings to each squad is leadership, character, vigor and personality.
"He makes definite everyone lives by the standards. He embodies everything we effort to build. We privation to physique a squad our fans are arrogant of."
Tuchel, speaking astatine a quality league aft announcing his 26-man squad, was asked astir Henderson's absorption erstwhile helium rang the erstwhile Liverpool subordinate and said "Hi, it's Thomas Tuchel".
"Hi, I'm Jordan," was Tuchel's response.
The England manager added: "We had this telephone telephone a fewer weeks agone wherever I wanted to cheque in, present myself and spot however helium feels astir this thought and if helium was ready. It was a video telephone due to the fact that astatine slightest you tin spot reactions.
"He appreciated it. I didn't telephone him with an chartless number, I texted him before. For me, it was truthful bully to spot his genuine reaction. He is simply a serial victor with implicit 80 caps and conscionable the axenic joyousness and however humble helium was to instrumentality this decision. It was precise impressive."
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