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England's Head Coach Thomas Tuchel asserted that he has "no problem" with Jude Bellingham following these players were omitted the Three Lions squad for forthcoming matches against Wales and Latvia.

The midfielder has not been recalled even after returning from a shoulder injury, while the Manchester City and Everton players are also absent despite displaying a return to form with their clubs.

Tuchel mentioned that Bellingham desired to be included of the squad, having spoken with him on the phone.

"He is a unique talent, and for special players there can often be special rules," the coach said regarding Bellingham, who has only started once since coming back to fitness.

"But we decided to maintain the simple choice of inviting the same group.

"Bellingham consistently merits to be here. There is the factor that he has not quite found his full rhythm again at Real Madrid - he has not completed a full match.

"He wanted to be called up. We had a phone call."

Tuchel made an effort to highlight his positive relationship with the midfielder following Tuchel apologized to him earlier this year for describing his on-pitch behavior as "repulsive" in a televised interview.

Tuchel stated that he used the words "without meaning to" and would be more careful going forward.

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

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

"There is no personal issue."

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

England play Wales in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on this Thursday before a World Cup qualifier in the Latvian capital on 14 October.

Should England triumph in Latvia, they will need a maximum of two more points from their final two matches - against Albania and Serbia in next month - to earn a place in next summer's tournament in North America.

Strong Performance Under Tuchel

The Three Lions delivered their best display significantly under the manager's guidance when they beat Serbia 5-0 away in Belgrade last time out.

The coach 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 selection.

"The last camp was just a few weeks ago and the cohesion and spirit was on the highest level. That is why we chose to call up the same group to this camp," he said.

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

"There are players who deserve to be here. Cole Palmer is unfit and is a key talent. It will consistently remain like this.

"Is our team a stronger side with Jude? Absolutely. But I mentioned before, what do we do if Jude is unavailable before the tournament? Do we simply give up?"

Tuchel's Media Briefing Gets Noticed

Thomas Tuchel once more delivered a headline-grabbing press briefing.

He, a expert of managing his relationship with the press, started with an opening statement to set out his thinking for his decisions.

The midfielder is ready to play and expressed interest to join to the squad, but Tuchel has said he preferred not to change the team significantly after a statement 5-0 win over their opponents - where the boss said team spirit was extremely strong.

But with Tuchel not including Bellingham, and his repeated comments about togetherness, it is difficult to avoid link the aspects - even though he said multiple times how he is "exceptional" and that there is "no issue" between him and one of the national team's star players.

The England manager has consistently made it clear that he wanted to make the England squad feel like a club side and, by keeping the identical selection after a statement win, he has achieved that. But the inquiries will arise once more in the following session if the team win well in these upcoming fixtures.