Does Jordan Henderson deserve England recall?

New Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel described the decision to include the 'serial winner' as an 'easy' choice.

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00:00It's a big thing, playing for my country, as everybody knows.

00:02That's always been the case wherever I've played.

00:04Why Jordan? I think this is a pretty easy one.

00:07Jordan is, first of all, a serial winner.

00:09Jordan's a great lad and I think someone who's respected by all the players and the staff.

00:16What he brings to every team is leadership, his character, personality, energy.

00:22He makes sure that everyone lives by the standards.

00:27And with this characteristic, he embodies everything we try to build.

00:34We try to build a team for our fans, we try to build a team that our fans are proud of.

00:39Obviously I've known him since the Sunderland days.

00:43His desire to want to win and what he has won and achieved is driven by himself.

00:49He's a winner and he's a big leader.

00:53Was he surprised?

00:55No, he appreciated it.

00:57I did not call him with an unknown number, I texted him before,

01:02so he knew that the call was coming and we arranged a time.

01:05For me it was just so nice to see when I called him, his genuine reaction to it.

01:11Having leaders in your group, the last four majors who have won the balls,

01:16had that experience on the side as well,

01:18whether they've played or they haven't played,

01:20I think that's a great move for us.

01:23To have in our squad someone like Hendo.

01:25You could just feel it, a serial winner with over 80 caps I think,

01:29and just the pure joy and how humble he takes this decision.

01:34Whether he plays or not, he's going to be that leader on that training pitch

01:37and he'll drive the sessions as well with the lads, and he's a great guy as well.