The 22-year-old was named in Tuchel's squad for the Nations League games against Spain, the Czech Republic and Croatia last Friday, and marked it a day later by scoring in the 2-1 win over Hull City. Hall took Harvey Barnes' pass and swept a low shot into the far corner in the seventh minute, four minutes after Joe Willock had opened the scoring.
Speaking to The Sun, he described how it felt to miss out on the tournament squad:
“Yeah, I was gutted. In football, you never take anything for granted, but I'd say I wasn't necessarily expecting it, if I'm being completely honest. Obviously everyone has their own opinions and you've got to respect that.
“But as soon as the first couple of weeks were done, when I realised I wasn't going to be there, I just had to think to myself that if I wasn't a footballer, what would I be doing, and that's supporting England.
“So I was just with my mates watching the games together and just being a fan.”
England reached the semi-finals before losing 2-1 to Argentina. Tuchel took four players Hall knows well from St James' Park, Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento and Elliot Anderson, and Hall said:
“I was obviously supporting all of them with Dan [Burn] being there, Elliot [Anderson], Anthony [Gordon], and big Tino [Livramento].
“I was obviously buzzing for them and wanted all of them to do so well. So, when I was watching them and they were all playing really well, it obviously made me proud as well.
“So I was looking at it that way.”
Hall has since signed a new contract with Newcastle United running to 2031, and he admitted the recall gives him something to prove:
“A little bit. You play enough games in a season anyways where they can see how you play, see what you're good at, can improve on and how you fit into the squad.
“It's always nice to go there and create a good impression. I'll be looking to do that. I'm just looking forward to meeting up with everyone again, because it's been a while.”
Newcastle's own results give Hall less to celebrate. They have lost once in five league games, but The Sun reports they have faced 96 shots, 22 of them against Hull, and he was frank about it:
“It's not nice. We know that that's something we need to improve on. It's difficult today, cause I felt like the first 60 minutes we didn't feel like conceding at all, and then they get one chance and all of a sudden the game changes.
“That's something that we're looking at and trying to improve on. But yeah, it sounds like a lot.
“I'd love to see how it compares to everyone else before I comment on it, but it's not really what you want to hear. You don't want to be facing shots as a defender, but at the same time, it's our job as well as the midfielders and the goalkeeper to be able to stop these shots and block them.
“We're trying every day to improve our defensive work.”
Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle is convinced there is more to come, and said:
“He's such a talented player, really focused, really committed. When you look at the statistics, he's probably already at the same numbers compared to the whole last season.
“He's doing an amazing job, and he has a bright, bright future.”