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England manager Thomas Tuchel on whether Spain's possession-based style of play gives them an advantage: "I think it is an advantage in general. Not only against us, but against everyone. This is how they play. I think they rely on that. This is how they train and they were brought up. This is clearly part of them.

"But at the moment, I think the more you analyse Spain and their last matches they played in, you have to admire the way in which they defend. They added this to their game. It is collective work and they are masters of delaying and pushing you towards wide areas where they can initiate the press.

"They have world class goalkeepers, as you know - three of them - but they are hardly tested. It is so difficult for every single team in the world to create chances against them. We have a plan and we have ambition, and we want to prove the opposite. We want to be the exception to the rule, but at the moment they are a very complete team."

Thomas Tuchel says that the Uefa Nations League is "not a preparation tournament" for Euro 2028, and that his side will treat it as competition in its own right.

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England manager Thomas Tuchel on Trent Alexander-Arnold: "He fights with Jarell Quansah for the position [right-back]. Jarell played for us in the World Cup against France and Mexico.

"That's what the competition is at the moment - and Trent is up for the competition. We had very good training sessions and he was a valuable and important part of that. It is not about words, it is about actions. And he will get his chance to impress and take back the shirt."

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England manager Thomas Tuchel on whether he is worried the national team is not the top priority for some players after recent withdrawals from the squad: "I would be surprised after the summer if we had players who did not have the biggest desire to be in camp with us after they saw and felt what it was like in camp over the last year. That is not my worry.

"We have a lot of players out from the World Cup. I think only 15 of the players we have today were with us in the United States. Many of them are big personalities. As you said, and rightly so, a lot of them were responsible for this mentality, brotherhood and team spirit.

"I think it is important to acknowledge that we arrive with different sets of emotions. Some players have been with us for seven weeks and now it is another long camp. They may feel like it is another tournament straight away, and for the other nine players, it is maybe a mix of still being upset and disappointed that they were not selected for the World Cup, and being excited that they have another chance to impress.

"At the end of the day, the goal is to have a quick turnaround and focus on what is ahead of us."

Thomas Tuchel says that Cole Palmer has been "playing with discomfort and pain" so is not able to compete "at the highest level".

The England boss says Palmer has "missed way too many England camps with injuries", but that he "cannot blame" the Chelsea player.

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Where do you start with Spain?

It's only 68 days since La Roja lifted the Fifa World Cup trophy for the second time, after Ferran Torres' extra-time strike secured a 1-0 win against Argentina in New Jersey.

Luis de la Fuente's side were the best team at the tournament by some margin, scoring 14 goals and conceding just once in eight games.

Now they are looking to reach a fourth Uefa Nations League final in a row, though they have only one the tournament once (2022-23).

England finished third in the inaugural Uefa Nations League in 2018-19, but since then have not progressed to the finals stage.

In 2020-21 Gareth Southgate's side finished third in their group behind Belgium and Denmark, and in 2022-23 failed to win a single group game - remember the 4-0 home defeat to Hungary? - and were relegated to League B.

The Three Lions bounced straight back in 2024-25 by topping their group to secure promotion to League A.

Hmm, it appears that the technical gremlins have other plans.

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Few players have arguably been as important to Everton's rise up the Premier League table in recent years as James Garner, and now it seems the Englishman's talents are finally starting to be appreciated away from Merseyside.

Proof of that came earlier this week when Garner, 25, was called up to the England squad alongside Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White after five players withdrew from Thomas Tuchel's squad ahead of four matches over the next two weeks.

The Everton midfielder might not have been the obvious choice to replace midfielders Declan Rice and Kobbie Mainoo, but his call-up is a testament to the lasting impression he left on Tuchel after making his debut earlier this year.

The versatile former Manchester United and Nottingham Forest midfielder made a strong late case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad after an impressive debut in the 1-1 draw with Uruguay at Wembley in March.

In his post-match press conference, Tuchel likened Garner, who was voted England's Player of the Match, to Real Madrid and Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde.

"I'm very happy [with Garner]. He's our mini Valverde," said Tuchel in March.

"He's getting there and he played very, very well. I was quite sure that he would play well because he has this natural confidence and he's very physical. He won a lot of balls."

Garner will hope to earn similar praise for his performances before the end of the international break

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As the old saying goes, one man's misfortune is another man's opportunity.

That is certainly the case for Morgan Gibbs-White after he was called up to the England squad earlier this week to replace Chelsea's Cole Palmer, who withdrew from the squad in a bid to manage his workload after only recently returning to full fitness.

It is the first time the Nottingham Forest midfielder has been called up to the Three Lions squad since he was left out of the summer's World Cup squad.

After a stellar season at Forest last time out, Gibbs-White, 26, was one of several players considered unlucky to miss out on a seat on the plane to the United States, Canada and Mexico.

But his return to the Three Lions squad this week, ahead of a jam-packed international schedule over the next two weeks, hands him the opportunity to prove to England manager Thomas Tuchel that his summer omission should not happen again.

Finally, Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento was deemed not fit enough to play for England in the coming weeks.

It is deja vu for the 23-year-old, who was initially called up for Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad but was forced to pull out just days before the tournament began with a calf injury.

Livramento has been limited to three substitute appearances for Newcastle this season.

He played no part in the club's opening two league games but came on as a substitute in the draw with Bournemouth for the final minute. The full-back featured for the second half of their League Cup win at Millwall and played 32 minutes in the defeat at Leeds, before withdrawing late from the squad for Saturday's game against Hull with a knee injury.

Livramento has played six times for the Three Lions, most recently in a World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand in June.

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Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice is perhaps the most high-profile name to pull out of Thomas Tuchel's squad.

The 27-year-old played the full game for Arsenal in their 3-0 defeat by Brighton last weekend.

Rice played 69 games for Arsenal and England last season. But he did much of it carrying a hamstring injury which affected him at the World Cup. Despite this, he has played in 549 minutes of the 630 possible for Arsenal this term.

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Cole Palmer's withdrawal comes after he played the full game for Chelsea in their 3-0 defeat at Brentford last week.

Following a summer off, after controversially missing out on World Cup selection, he has started six of Chelsea's seven games and played the full 90 minutes in five of them.

Palmer, who last played for England in their 1-0 friendly defeat by Japan in March, was hampered by a recurring groin injury in 2025-26, which Chelsea had to manage.

Tuchel previously said Palmer had a "point to prove" and needed "to step up" to "keep his shirt and justify" his nomination in to the Three Lions squad.

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Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo will not get the chance to add to his 14 England appearances in the international break.

Mainoo was assessed by United after being taken off in the closing stages of Sunday's draw against Fulham. The 21-year-old has featured in all seven of the club's matches so far this season, starting five of them.

Mainoo was part of England's squad for this summer's World Cup but did not play a single minute at the tournament. Tuchel has since said Mainoo "didn't put a foot wrong," in North America and his lack of minutes was "totally on him".

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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was substituted in the latter stages of United's recent draw with Fulham and was assessed by the club after the match.

Since coming back into the fold at Old Trafford, Rashford has featured in six of United's seven matches this season including five starts.

Rashford shared England's left-wing duties with Anthony Gordon at this summer's World Cup, scoring once in six apperances.

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Five players withdrew from Thomas Tuchel's squad after it was announced last week - let's remind ourselves of who.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton), James Trafford (Leeds United)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Trevoh Chalobah (Como), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen).

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Alex Scott (Bournemouth), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), James Garner (Everton).

Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).