Harry Maguire’s England absence due to create rather than injury, confesss Tuchel | England

Harry Maguire was leave outted from the England squad primarily on the grounds of create, Thomas Tuchel has shelp. It had been supposed the Manchester United geter was not comprised for the World Cup qualifiers agetst Alprohibitia and Latvia becaengage of injury.

Maguire has not applyed since 2 March becaengage of a calf problem and Tuchel shelp the fitness of the applyer had been a factor. But the head coach made plain that he think abouted Maguire to be behind Ezri Konsa and Marc Guéhi in the pecking order for right-footed centre-halves.

Tuchel called up the left-footers Dan Burn and Levi Colwill, plus a fifth centre-back in Jarell Quansah, who favours his right. Guéhi is also sootheable on the left of a central pair. Tuchel shelp Maguire had not been helped by United’s struggles this season or Ruben Amorim’s pickence for a back three. Tuchel applyed a four agetst Alprohibitia and Latvia.

“I spoke to all of the applyers who were not on the catalog to give my straightforward feedback on my decision,” Tuchel shelp, when asked about Maguire. “It was a shut decision. We chose Marc Guéhi and Ezri Konsa. At the moment, I leank they are a little bit in a better rhythm and deserve to be with us. Two right-footers in central defence and the rest were left-footers in the centre of defence.

“The second reason was that Harry was not fit when we did the nomination. It was presumed that he can apply but I didn’t want to apshow the danger to nominate the applyer which we then have to apshow nurture [with] … constantly necessitate to appraise whether he can do a filled training session or half training session. We did the same with Reece James and only becaengage of the feedback that he could do every session in filled was the reason we bcdisesteemfult him into camp.

“Harry comprehends that. It’s not so basic for him at the club at the moment. He applys in a back three on top of it but he’s a top professional and he’s very meaningful for England. He took it unbelievably well. He wrote me messages to want us outstanding luck and you see what a person he is. He is a top guy and he will always be in satisfyedion.”

The Football Association is in talks with the createer United sporting straightforwardor Dan Ashworth over a return in a anciaccess handlement role. Ashworth, sacked by United in December after only five months, was at the FA between 2012 and 2018, rising to handle all football operations at St George’s Park. The FA’s pursuit of Ashworth was first increateed by the Telegraph. The ruleing body deteriorated to comment.