Forward has had his minutes managed since recovering from an Achilles injury
Tuchel is weighing up whether Bukayo Saka is ready to start for England after the Arsenal forward made a second successive substitute appearance against Ghana.
Saka is returning from an Achilles issue and has been carefully managed by club and country.
“He seems to be more and more ready, and will hopefully push, and then we will see what is coming,” Tuchel said.
“He’s getting there, and there’s more and more training sessions, so he needs to have more sessions now. Two sessions to be ready for Panama. It’s not only about Bukayo, but it was good he got some minutes under his belt. Hopefully, there is no reaction and he is good to go.”
Tuchel rejected the suggestion that Saka’s return alone could resolve England’s attacking shortcomings after a stiff performance against Ghana that yielded only four shots on target.
“We need it from everyone,” the England head coach said. “I’m not engaging in that. It’s not like Bukayo comes back and everything is solved, and I don’t want to put this on his back.
“He is a top player, that’s why he is with us. We need him desperately, like every other player, in top shape, and pushing. But everyone is doing their best, and it’s not the moment to shout for individual names to help us out. We’re in a good place, still.”
Although Tuchel has indicated he is open to some rotation, he suggested consistency is important after England’s opening two matches.
“I am not shy to do some rotation now,” he said. “Some players should be on the pitch but maybe it will be more moderate. It’s not always fair if you just rotate your players in and say: ‘OK, let’s perform.’
“I like for example the centre-backs. They were good together. I like Elliot Anderson, he had a step forward and a good performance, maybe a bit better than against Croatia.
“We created half-chances, we created deliveries and set plays but couldn’t score from it to change the characteristics of the game. I know it’s not an easy watch. Maybe I watch it differently from the sideline as a coach. I know what we wanted and what we had to take care of.”
England head into the Panama match top of their group on goal difference, level on points with Ghana after beating Croatia 4-2 and drawing 0-0 with the Black Stars. Panama, meanwhile, have lost both of their matches 1-0 and must win to retain any chance of reaching the last 32.
“There is a long way to go and no one has won a World Cup with four goals per match and going for it,” Tuchel said. “We always want to go for it and our responsibility is to bring everything to the table. We tried and tried but it’s difficult sometimes and there is no need to feel negative.”
