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England's Head Coach Thomas Tuchel stated that he holds "no problem" with Jack Grealish after these players did not make the Three Lions squad for forthcoming matches against Wales and Latvia.

Bellingham has not been recalled despite returning from a shoulder issue, whereas the Manchester City and Everton players are also absent despite displaying improved form with their clubs.

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

"He is a special player, and for exceptional talents there can always be exceptions," the coach said regarding the Real Madrid star, who has made just one start since returning to fitness.

"But we decided to stick with the straightforward decision of inviting the identical squad.

"Jude always deserves to be here. There is also the situation that he has not fully found his full rhythm again at Real Madrid - he has not finished a full game.

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

Tuchel was keen to emphasize his positive relationship with the midfielder following he said sorry to him earlier this year for describing his on-pitch behavior as "repulsive" in a televised interview.

The German explained that he used the words "unintentionally" and promised to be more careful in future.

When asked if he had any issue with the player, Tuchel said: "No. There is no issue either with Foden or Grealish.

"Phil is returning to influencing and shaping games for Manchester City. Jack is very close to returning to the best version of himself.

"There exists no personal problem."

Bukayo Saka taking the place of the injured Madueke is the sole alteration to the previous squad, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah retaining their places after being late additions last month due to injury.

England face Wales in a non-competitive match at Wembley on Thursday before a qualifying match in the Latvian capital on October 14.

If the team win in the away fixture, they will need a up to two points from their remaining two qualifiers - against Serbia and Albania in November - to earn a spot in the upcoming tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Strong Performance Under the Manager

England produced their finest performance significantly under the manager's guidance when they beat Serbia five-nil away in Belgrade in their previous match.

The coach says that performance made it an straightforward choice to keep largely the identical group, though "there are absolutely no guarantees" for any player regarding selection.

"The last camp was only three and a half weeks ago and the teamwork and spirit was on the highest level. That is the reason we chose to call up the identical players to this session," he said.

"Phil is in a very good moment. Wharton deserves to be with us. Jones and Trevoh Chalobah are getting minutes with their clubs.

"There are players who deserve to be here. Cole Palmer is unfit and is a special player. It will always be like this.

"Is our team a better team with Bellingham? Absolutely. But I told you before, what do we do if he is injured before the tournament? Do we simply give up?"

Tuchel's Press Conference Gets Noticed

Thomas Tuchel again gave a box office press briefing.

Tuchel, a expert of managing his interactions with the media, began with an initial remarks to set out his reasoning for his decisions.

Bellingham is fit and available and expressed interest to join to camp, but the coach explained he preferred not to change the team too much after a impressive 5-0 victory over their opponents - where the manager said team spirit was extremely strong.

However with Tuchel not including the star, and his repeated comments about team spirit, it is difficult to avoid connect the two - although Tuchel said multiple times how Bellingham is "special" and that there is "no problem" between Tuchel and one of England's key talents.

Tuchel has consistently made it evident that he wanted to make the England squad feel like a club side and, by keeping the identical selection after a big victory, he has achieved that. But the questions will arise once more in the next camp if England win well in these next two matches.