Wilshere: Tuchel factor can help England win the World Cup

Jack Wilshere has experienced the burden of expectation that comes with representing England at a World Cup. He felt it envelop the squad as they crashed to a group-stage exit in Brazil in 2014. It is worth listening, then, when the former midfielder, who has since transitioned into management with Luton Town, says this squad is different. Wilshere is convinced the class of 2026 can handle the pressure and deliver the trophy for the first time since 1966.

It starts, he says, with the head coach. Thomas Tuchel, a Champions League-winner with Chelsea, has of course brought elite managerial…