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England's Head Coach Thomas Tuchel asserted that he holds "no conflict" with Phil Foden following these players did not make the England team for upcoming fixtures against Wales and Latvia.

The midfielder did not earn a recall despite recovering from a shoulder injury, while Foden and Grealish are also absent although displaying a return to form with their respective clubs.

Tuchel mentioned that Bellingham desired to be part of the squad, having spoken with him via telephone.

"Bellingham is a unique talent, and for exceptional talents there can often be special rules," the coach said about the Real Madrid star, who's made just one start since coming back to fitness.

"But we opted to stick with the simple choice of calling up the same group.

"Jude always deserves to be here. There is also the situation that he has not quite found his optimal form again at his club - he has not completed a full game.

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

The England boss made an effort to highlight his good rapport with the midfielder following Tuchel said sorry to him earlier this year for describing his conduct during a match as "disgusting" in a live interview.

The German explained that he uttered those terms "unintentionally" and promised to be more cautious in future.

Inquired if he had a problem with the player, he responded: "None. There is also no problem with Foden or Jack Grealish.

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

"There exists no personal issue."

Saka replacing the hurt Madueke is the sole alteration to the previous team, with Loftus-Cheek and Quansah retaining their places after joining as late additions previously due to injury.

The Three Lions play Wales in a non-competitive match at Wembley Stadium on Thursday before a qualifying match in the Latvian capital on 14 October.

If the team triumph in Latvia, they will require a up to two points from their remaining two qualifiers - against Albania and Serbia in November - to earn a spot in next summer's World Cup in North America.

Strong Performance Under Tuchel

The Three Lions produced their finest performance significantly under Tuchel's leadership when they beat the Serbian team 5-0 on the road in Belgrade last time out.

Tuchel stated that showing meant it an easy decision to stick with mostly the identical group, though "there exist absolutely no guarantees" for any player regarding being picked.

"Our previous gathering was only a few weeks ago and the cohesion and morale was at its peak. That is the reason we chose to invite the identical players to this session," he commented.

"Foden is in a very good moment. Wharton deserves to be with us. Jones and Trevoh Chalobah are earning playing time with their teams.

"We have players who warrant to be here. Palmer is injured and is a key talent. It will consistently remain the case.

"Is our team a stronger side with Jude? Absolutely. But I told you before, what do we do if he is unavailable before the tournament? Do we just cancel?"

The Manager's Press Conference Draws Attention

Thomas Tuchel once more delivered a headline-grabbing news conference.

Tuchel, a expert of handling his relationship with the press, began with an opening statement to set out his reasoning for his decisions.

The midfielder is fit and available and wanted to join to the squad, but the coach explained he did not want to change the team significantly after a impressive five-goal win over Serbia - where the boss said team spirit was extremely strong.

However with him not selecting Bellingham, and his frequent remarks about team spirit, it is difficult to avoid link the aspects - although Tuchel insisted multiple times how he is "exceptional" and that there is "no issue" between Tuchel and one of the national team's star players.

Tuchel has consistently made it evident that he aimed to make the national team seem like a club team and, by keeping the identical selection after a statement win, he has done that. But the questions will come again in the next camp if the team win well in these upcoming fixtures.