As Thomas Tuchel finally enjoys space to drill England at their post-season camp in Girona, internal discussion has naturally turned to how the squad could do with a similar base for next summer’s World Cup. But it isn’t that easy to decide...
The FA naturally want the best possible facilities, but that would probably require booking before December’s draw. The problem could then be that their base ends up well away from one of the three geographical zones in which they are placed – west, central or eastern. If they pick California, for example, they could then find themselves with fixtures in New Jersey, Boston and Toronto. As such, the current thinking is for a central location like Kansas. But it is still causing a few logistical headaches.
