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Thomas Tuchel stated that he holds "no problem" with Phil Foden following the trio were left out the England team for upcoming fixtures against Latvia and Wales.

The midfielder did not earn a recall even after returning from a shoulder injury, while the Manchester City and Everton players are also absent despite displaying improved form with their respective clubs.

Tuchel mentioned that the 22-year-old wanted to be part of the squad, after a conversation with him via telephone.

"He is a special player, and for special players there can always be special rules," Tuchel said regarding Bellingham, who's made just one start since coming back to full health.

"But we opted to maintain the straightforward decision of calling up the identical squad.

"Bellingham consistently merits to be here. There is also the situation that he has not quite found his optimal form again at Real Madrid - he has not completed a full game.

"He expressed a desire to be selected. We conducted a phone call."

The England boss made an effort to highlight his positive relationship with the midfielder following he apologized to him previously for calling his on-pitch behavior as "repulsive" in a televised interview.

The German stated that he used the words "without meaning to" and promised to be more careful going forward.

Inquired if he had a problem with the player, he said: "No. There is also no problem with Phil Foden or Jack Grealish.

"Phil is back to impacting and shaping games for Manchester City. Jack is almost to returning to the top form of himself.

"There is no personal problem."

Bukayo Saka taking the place of the injured Noni Madueke is the sole alteration to the previous squad, with Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah keeping their spots after being last-minute call-ups last month due to injury.

England play Wales in a non-competitive match at Wembley on this Thursday before a World Cup qualifier in Riga on 14 October.

Should the team win in Latvia, they will require a up to two points from their final two matches - against Serbia and Albania in November - to secure a spot in the upcoming tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Strong Performance Under Tuchel

England produced their best display by some distance under the manager's guidance when they beat Serbia five-nil on the road in the Serbian capital last time out.

The coach stated that showing meant it an easy decision to stick with mostly the identical group, though "there are absolutely no guarantees" for every squad member regarding selection.

"Our previous gathering was only three and a half weeks ago and the teamwork and spirit was on the highest level. That is the reason we decided to invite the identical players to this session," he said.

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

"There are players who warrant to be here. Palmer is injured and is a key talent. It will always be the case.

"Is our team a stronger side with Bellingham? Yes. But I told you before, what do we do if he is injured before the World Cup? Do we just cancel?"

The Manager's Press Conference Gets Noticed

The England manager once more delivered a box office news conference.

He, a expert of handling his relationship with the media, began with an initial remarks to set out his reasoning for his decisions.

The midfielder is fit and available and wanted to join to camp, but the coach has said he preferred not to alter the team significantly after a impressive 5-0 victory over their opponents - where the boss noted team spirit was extremely strong.

However with Tuchel not including Bellingham, and his frequent remarks about team spirit, it is hard not to connect the aspects - although he insisted multiple times how he is "special" and that there is "no problem" between him and one of England's star players.

Tuchel has consistently made it evident that he aimed to make the national team seem like a club side and, by keeping the identical selection after a big victory, he has achieved that. But the inquiries will arise once more in the following session if the team perform strongly in these upcoming fixtures.