Then Burn said that he “did not come in to become a cheerleader” after his first senior English call-up for their World Cup qualifications this month.
Burn was mentioned in the first three Lions team of Thomas Tuchel for their upcoming collisions with Albania and Latvia, fresh from helping Newcastle United to lift the EFL Cup.
The defender scored the opening goal in the 2-1 victory of the Magpies over Liverpool in Wembley Stadium on Sunday and became the second oldest Englishman who scored in an EFL Cup final, after Stoke's George Eastham in 1972 (35y 163d). In 2015).
This season he had in the Imperious Form for Eddie Howe and helps them compete next year in the fight for Champions League football and also played a leading role in ending the 70-year-old waiting of the club on a great honor.
In the Premier League this season, no player has won more air duels than Burn (101), while he also saved a team-high nine clean sheets for Newcastle about the 27 top-flight games in which he played.
And with people like Marc Guehi, Levi Colwill and Ezri Konsa among the central defenders in the current team with English caps under their belt, Burn said that he was not alone to come up with the figures.
“He [Thomas Tuchel] said I've been playing well for a long time. I don't just come in to become a cheerleader – I want to play, “said Burn.
Our latest #threelions call-ups pic.twitter.com/35y1orcfvg
– England (@england) March 17, 2025
It was talking that Burn could have been involved in the English ranks for the World Cup 2022, after he had produced a series of impressive performances at Left-Back for Brighton and then Newcastle after he had completed a move to St. James' Park in January.
Former three Lions boss Gareth Southgate chose to take Luke Shaw and Newcastle teammate Kieran Trippier in that position to Qatar, a tournament that England saw in the quarterfinals eliminated by possible finalists, France.
Although it just received his first international call-up at the age of 32, Burn believed that he was overlooked by Southgate during his eight-year term of office.
“I have a few years in me, not yet a pension! I think I was overlooked, but I understood – what Gareth did to bring England where it was now,” he said.
“In my opinion, he treated it more like a club that worked well for them. It wasn't like it used to be.
“It was about the solidarity, but that worked a bit against me. So when the new manager came in, it was a kind of new slate.
“Fortunately, the new manager has made a chance for me and I want to understand the chance.”
Burn also revealed that he felt that his lack of international experience was working against him in previous years, and added that he thought the chance to represent his country had passed him on.
“I think so there was a bit of chat around the 2022 world cup when I played left back. I never played international football that worked against me,” Burn said.
“I thought it had endured us at the age of 32. When the new manager came in, it was that feeling of 'you never know'.”
Among the English players in Tuchel's first team, only Jordan Henderson and Kyle Walker are older than burned.
It is time to reveal the first #threelions team from Thomas Tuchel!
– England (@england) March 14, 2025
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