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England's Head Coach Thomas Tuchel has declared that he holds "no conflict" with Jack Grealish after the trio were omitted the Three Lions team for upcoming fixtures against Wales and Latvia.

The midfielder did not earn a recall despite recovering from a shoulder issue, whereas the Manchester City and Everton players also miss out despite displaying a return to form with their clubs.

The German manager mentioned that Bellingham desired to be part of the selection, having spoken with him via telephone.

"He is a unique talent, and for special players there can often be special rules," the coach remarked regarding Bellingham, who has only started once since returning to full health.

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

"Bellingham consistently merits to be here. There is the factor that he has not quite found his optimal form again at his club - he has not completed a full game.

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

The England boss made an effort to highlight his positive relationship with Bellingham following he said sorry to him earlier this year for calling his on-pitch behavior as "disgusting" in a live interview.

Tuchel explained that he uttered those terms "unintentionally" and promised to be more careful in future.

When asked if he had any issue with Bellingham, he said: "None. There is also no problem with Phil Foden or Grealish.

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

"There is no personal problem."

Bukayo Saka taking the place of the injured Noni Madueke is the only change to last month's team, with Loftus-Cheek and Quansah retaining their places after being last-minute call-ups last month due to fitness concerns.

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

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

Impressive Display By Tuchel

England produced their finest performance significantly under the manager's guidance when they defeated the Serbian team five-nil on the road in the Serbian capital last time out.

The coach says that showing meant it an straightforward choice to keep mostly the identical group, though "there are absolutely no guarantees" for every squad member regarding being picked.

"Our previous gathering was only three and a half weeks ago and the cohesion and spirit was at its peak. That is the reason we chose to call up the identical players to this camp," he commented.

"Phil is in a excellent run of form. Wharton merits to be with us. Jones and Chalobah are earning minutes with their clubs.

"We have players who deserve to be here. Palmer is injured and is a special player. It will consistently remain the case.

"Are we a better team with Jude? Yes. But I told you before, what do we do if he is unavailable before the tournament? Do we just cancel?"

Tuchel's Press Conference Gets Noticed

Thomas Tuchel again delivered a headline-grabbing press briefing.

Tuchel, a expert of handling his relationship with the media, started with an opening statement to explain his thinking for his selections.

The midfielder is ready to play and expressed interest to come to the squad, but Tuchel has said he preferred not to change the squad significantly after a impressive 5-0 victory over their opponents - where the manager noted unity was extremely strong.

However with him not selecting Bellingham, and his repeated comments about togetherness, it is difficult to avoid connect the aspects - even though he said repeatedly how Bellingham is "exceptional" and that there is "no problem" between Tuchel and one of England's star players.

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