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Your thoughts on Thomas Tuchel's England selection

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Written by Joe Rindl & Alastair Telfer.

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    Tuchel says "there are absolutely no guarantees" for any player when it comes to selection.

  2. 'The team work and spirit was on the highest level'

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    England boss Thomas Tuchel: "The last camp was only three and a half weeks ago and the team work and spirit was on the highest level. That is why we decided to invite the same group to this camp.

    "There are players out who deserve to be with us and they can get back in through performance. This is the best and most straightforward decision."

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    "The question is also why not to pick the same players? Why not if they are not injured," says Tuchel.

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    Tuchel is asked why Myles Lewis-Skelly is selected despite his limited minutes with Arsenal. He says going forward "just being a good citizen in the camp won't be enough".

    He adds, "he was part of a very good camp [last time] so he gets the credit for that".

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    "These were not awkward conversations [with players]. They were straightforward conversations," adds Tuchel.

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    Players not in the squad "just need to keep pushing" adds Tuchel.

    He reiterates that the last camp "was the best camp so far" so "we invited the same players to build on that".

    "There are some players who deserve to be with us, but for this camp we wanted to make it a straightforward decision and stay with the same group."

  7. 'There's no problem with Grealish, Bellingham or Foden'

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    He confirms there is no problem between him and Bellingham.

    "There is also no problem between me and Jack Grealish and me and Phil Foden," he says.

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    Tuchel says "Bellingham always deserves to be in the camp" but "he has not fully gathered his rhythm at Real Madrid" and has only started one match so is not back to full strength.

    He adds he had a phone call with Bellingham who "wanted to be called up".

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    Tuchel says team spirit in the last camp was at an all-time high and that's why he has made minimal chances.

    He says there's a way back for players not in the squad, "100%".

    But at the moment "this is the best and most straightforward decision".

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    Thomas Tuchel confirms Noni Madueke and Tino Livromento are injured.

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  13. 'Anderson looked so calm and mature'

    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport football reporter at Wembley Stadium

    Elliot Anderson excelled in the 5-0 win over Serbia and that meant Declan Rice could play further forward. He was probably the most impressive performer after only first coming into the squad in September.

    He looked so calm and mature. It looks like that is his position which is harsh on Adam Wharton, who pulled out of the last squad.

  14. Get Involved - England squad reaction

    Just to reply to Stephen who said friendlies are for experimenting .There is no time for experimenting. Tuchel has little time to bring the squad together before the World Cup and wants to build on the last 5-0 good performance - not much room for change at this late stage

    Tim

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  16. Why is Wharton not in England squad?

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    Another big surprise, comes in the absence of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, who has made an outstanding start to the season and played a key role in the Eagles' outstanding 19-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

    Wharton has played five of Palace's six league matches this campaign but missed their game with Sunderland with a groin injury three weeks ago.

  17. Get Involved - England squad reaction

    Why is Jordan Henderson in the squad instead of Adam Wharton? Wharton is by far a much better player. He is consistently a forward looking player whereas Henderson plays backwards and sideways. This makes no sense to me.

    Neil

  18. Get Involved - England squad reaction

    All the talk of Grealish but not no one has mentioned his team mates James Garner or Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall who have both been in great form for the Toffees so far this season. James Garner especially has easily been one of our best players, he definitely deserved a call up.

    Adam

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  20. Get Involved - England squad reaction

    All the talk is about how little time Tuchel actually has with the squad before next year’s World Cup - so why keep leaving out players like Foden for a big chunk of that crucial time? Almost like he has made up his mind on Foden already, which is crazy

    Jamie