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Thomas Tuchel asserted that he holds "no conflict" with Jack Grealish following these players were omitted the Three Lions squad for upcoming matches against Latvia and Wales.

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

Tuchel revealed that Bellingham desired to be included of the selection, after a conversation with him via telephone.

"He is a unique talent, and for exceptional talents there can always be exceptions," Tuchel said about the Real Madrid star, who has made just one start since coming back to full health.

"But we opted to stick with the simple decision of calling up the identical squad.

"Bellingham always deserves to be here. There is also the situation that he has not fully found his optimal form yet at Real Madrid - he has not finished a full game.

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

The England boss was keen to highlight his good rapport with Bellingham following he apologized to him previously for calling his on-pitch behavior as "disgusting" in a televised interview.

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

When asked if he had a problem with Bellingham, he responded: "No. There is no issue either with Phil Foden or Grealish.

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

"There exists no personal issue."

Bukayo Saka replacing the hurt Madueke is the sole alteration to last month's team, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah retaining their places after joining as last-minute call-ups previously due to fitness concerns.

England face the Welsh team in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Thursday before a qualifying match in Riga on October 14.

Should the team win in the away fixture, they will need a up to two more points from their final two matches - against Serbia and Albania in November - to secure a spot in the upcoming tournament in North America.

Strong Performance Under the Manager

England produced their finest performance by some distance under the manager's guidance when they beat Serbia five-nil on the road in Belgrade in their previous match.

Tuchel stated that performance meant it an straightforward choice to keep mostly the identical group, though "there exist absolutely no guarantees" for every squad member regarding being picked.

"Our previous gathering was just a few weeks ago and the teamwork and spirit was on the highest level. That is why we decided to call up the same group to this session," he commented.

"Phil is in a excellent run of form. Wharton merits to be with us. Curtis Jones and Chalobah are earning playing time with their teams.

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

"Is our team a better team with Bellingham? Yes. But I mentioned before, what do we do if Jude is unavailable before the World Cup? Do we just cancel?"

The Manager's Media Briefing Gets Noticed

The England manager once more gave a headline-grabbing news conference.

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

The midfielder is fit and available and expressed interest to join to camp, but the coach explained he preferred not to change the team significantly after a impressive five-goal win over Serbia - where the boss noted team spirit was at an all-time high.

However with him not selecting Bellingham, and his frequent comments about team spirit, it is difficult to avoid connect the two - even though Tuchel insisted multiple times how Bellingham is "special" and that there is "no problem" between him and one of the national team's key talents.

The England manager has consistently made it evident that he wanted to make the national team seem like a club side and, by retaining the same squad after a statement win, he has achieved that. But the inquiries will come again in the next camp if the team win well in these upcoming fixtures.