England Manager Tuchel Affirms No Problem with Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, or Grealish

Thomas Tuchel stated that he holds "no issue" with Jack Grealish after these players were omitted the England team for upcoming matches against Wales and Latvia.

Bellingham did not earn a recall despite recovering from a shoulder injury, whereas the Manchester City and Everton players are also absent despite displaying improved form with their clubs.

The German manager revealed that the 22-year-old desired to be included of the squad, having spoken with him via telephone.

"Bellingham is a special player, and for exceptional talents there can always be special rules," the coach said about the Real Madrid star, who's only started once since returning to full health.

"However we decided to stick with the simple choice of inviting the same group.

"Bellingham consistently merits to be here. There is the factor that he has not fully found his full rhythm again at Real Madrid - he has not completed a full match.

"The player wanted to be selected. We had a telephone conversation."

The England boss made an effort to highlight his good rapport with Bellingham after he said sorry to him earlier this year for describing his on-pitch behavior as "repulsive" in a live interview.

Tuchel explained that he uttered those terms "without meaning to" and promised to be more careful in future.

Inquired if he had any issue with the player, he responded: "No. There is no issue either with Phil Foden or Grealish.

"Phil is returning to impacting and deciding games for his club. Jack is almost to returning to the top form of himself.

"There is no personal problem."

Saka taking the place of the injured Noni Madueke is the only change to last month's team, with Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah retaining their places after joining as late additions last month due to injury.

The Three Lions play Wales in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Thursday before a qualifying match in Riga on October 14.

Should the team triumph in the away fixture, they will require a maximum of two points from their remaining two qualifiers - against Serbia and Albania in next month - to earn a spot in the upcoming tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Strong Performance By the Manager

The Three Lions produced their best display significantly under the manager's guidance when they beat Serbia 5-0 on the road in Belgrade last time out.

Tuchel stated that performance made it an easy decision to stick with largely the same squad, though "there are absolutely no guarantees" for any player regarding being picked.

"Our previous gathering was just three and a half weeks ago and the teamwork and morale was at its peak. That is why we decided to invite the same group to this session," he commented.

"Phil is in a excellent run of form. Wharton deserves to be with us. Jones and Trevoh Chalobah are earning playing time with their clubs.

"There are players who warrant to be here. Cole Palmer is injured and is a special player. It will consistently remain like this.

"Are we a better team with Bellingham? Absolutely. But I mentioned before, what do we do if Jude is unavailable before the tournament? Do we just cancel?"

Tuchel's Media Briefing Draws Attention

The England manager once more delivered a box office press briefing.

Tuchel, a master of handling his interactions with the press, started with an opening statement to set out his thinking for his decisions.

The midfielder is ready to play and wanted to come to camp, but the coach has said he did not want to change the squad too much after a statement five-goal victory over Serbia - where the boss said unity was extremely strong.

However with him not selecting the star, and his frequent comments about togetherness, it is difficult to avoid connect the two - even though he said multiple times how he is "exceptional" and that there is "no problem" between him and one of England's star players.

Tuchel has always made it evident that he wanted to make the England squad feel like a club team and, by keeping the identical selection after a statement win, he has achieved that. But the questions will arise once more in the following session if the team perform strongly in these upcoming fixtures.