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  • 5/23/2025
England boss Thomas Tuchel explains the reasons behind selecting Henderson over Palace's FA Cup-winning star.
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00:00If you have a training exercise in different groups and the group where Jordan is, you can just turn your back, you don't need to watch.
00:08He will take care of all the standards in this group.
00:11It may be a possession game, it may be a passing exercise, it may be the warm-up.
00:16You don't need to take care of this group because he takes care of this group.
00:20Jordan takes care of standards, Jordan sets the standards.
00:25You seemed a bit exasperated by the question. Are you frustrated having to justify this?
00:30No, I can understand it, but once you meet Jordan and once you see Jordan, once you speak to Jordan, it's such an obvious choice.
00:37Maybe your perception seems far away from my perception, but I can understand the question.
00:44But it's not Adam Wharton versus Jordan Henderson.
00:48What Jordan Henderson brings in the moment to the group, an under-21 player cannot bring.

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