England manager Tuchel announced his latest squad and then held a press conference to answer questions from the media. During the conference, he discussed topics such as the return of Alexander-Arnold and Palmer to the England squad, as well as his feelings after the World Cup, the team's next competition, and England's Nations League campaign. This article is the first part of the press conference.

Thomas, this is Kaveh Solhekol from Sky Sports News.

I know.

First, Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer are back in your squad. What did they do?

Straight to the names then.

What did they do to win back your favour?

Both had strong starts to the season. They didn't do anything wrong before; we simply chose other players at that time. Now it's a new competition. There are more injuries in some positions and fewer in others.

Cole still has the opportunity to start as he did before, and now his statistics have risen again. He has assists again, and he's scoring crucial goals again, so that's why he's in the squad.

I think he has something to prove, and Trent does too. Trent was never out of our consideration, nor was he ever a player we wouldn't consider calling up. Now is his chance. He can come to the training camp and show his best. This season, he made a strong start in two different positions at Real Madrid, and with us, he will train as a right-back.

Still on Trent. It seems you still haven't fully trusted him as England's right-back.

No.

So what does he need to do in the coming weeks to prove to you that he deserves to be England's right-back?

Perform, it's as simple as that. This is competition. I understand why you're asking, because he wasn't with us at the World Cup. We trusted other players at the World Cup, and I still stand by that decision.

Now it's time for him to fight for his place. He's always said he's willing to compete, and he's always said, especially with England, that he's willing to fight for his place. So now it's up to him to prove it. We'll have him at the training camp. This field is long, and I'm confident he'll perform well.

Hello, Thomas. As Kaveh just said, we've called back Trent, Palmer, and Lewis Hall. I believe there are other players too. Does this prove that with you, no one's path is completely blocked, and the door is always open?

Yes, 100%. The door is always open. First, you have to open that door through performance. At the same time, it's equally important how you behave and your commitment to team spirit, because we're building something very special.

Before I made this final squad selection, I originally thought there would be more continuity from the World Cup squad. But then many players from the World Cup squad couldn't participate in this training camp. I just listed the names—including Reece James, Burn, Dean Henderson, John Stones, Jordan Henderson, and Jed Spence—all of whom are unavailable due to injury.

So this isn't a complete continuation of the World Cup squad. We need new players to step up, because the players I just mentioned were crucial in building that camaraderie, developing team spirit, and maintaining the mentality that took us so far in the World Cup.

We won't compromise on that. So other players need to step up.

That's essentially how I see this training camp. Other players need to step up, and they'll get plenty of playing time. If conditions allow, my current idea is not to make too many changes to the starting lineup in one match.

Of course, we'll organize this reasonably. If it doesn't make sense for some players to play much, we won't overload them. Returning to your question, the door is always open. You always have a chance to impress us, and you always have a chance to fight for a place.

Can I quickly ask about players who came very close to being selected but didn't make the squad? Like Josh King, for example. I know Ben White is also injured.

Yes, Ben White withdrew due to injury. He's had a fantastic start to the season at Arsenal and returned to his best form. Especially on that flank, he plays very well with Saka. If we could have two players like that on the same side, it would be very valuable for us. But unfortunately, he couldn't play in the World Cup, and now he also can't participate in this training camp.

For Ben, it's become something of a recurring situation. At these crucial moments, or when we're about to name squads, he's always unavailable.

You mentioned Josh King well, because before the World Cup, we had three players training with us at the camp in America: Alex Scott, Jamal Musiala, and Josh. All three were excellent team members.

That's not just because they're kind and reliable people, but also because they have excellent personalities. They also showed their ability and courage on the pitch, along with a curiosity about the game, which is very good. Especially Josh—he's had a very strong start to the season at Fulham.

He came very, very close to being selected. But ultimately, I felt I should keep the squad lean and give sufficient confidence to the players who are really here at the training camp. For example, in the number 10 position, where Josh plays, we have Palmer and Bellingham, so we need to give them confidence. So Josh will go to the Under-21s this time, but he came very close to being selected and has always been on our radar.

Thomas, this is Kelly Brown from beIN Sports. England finished the World Cup with their best result in 60 years, but you also spoke about the pain and scars left after the loss to Argentina in the semi-finals. Now you're facing the current world champions immediately—could there be a better start? What do you hope to show the England fans in this match?

I think this is a fantastic start to the Nations League campaign. Overall, in the last 18 months, we've achieved some very good and positive results. Our performance in the qualifiers was perfect, followed by two friendlies and eight World Cup matches.

That means we played a total of 10 matches in America, with 8 wins, 1 draw, and unfortunately 1 loss. That loss was very painful for us, and it still is. But a cycle of 10 matches like that is what we want to replicate again. Now our goal is to go all the way in the Nations League.

If we can reach the semi-finals, we'll play another 10 matches. The Nations League has at least 6 matches, but we hope to turn it into 10 and create another cycle like that. In fact, I already feel like we've started the next journey, the next cycle, and the next phase with that match against France.

Because after we lost to Argentina, we were out of the World Cup in a sense, but not entirely, because there was still a third-place match to play. And the way we played in that match, the way we won, and the opponent we beat—France were probably the strongest team in the world at that time, possibly with the strongest squad—that was a very difficult and very impressive win. I think that victory set the direction for everything that was to come.

Now the next match is against Spain, the current world champions. We feel the distance between us is closing, and we feel we are very close to them. We want to prove that. The tickets are sold out, and it will be a very exciting match. Our motivation couldn't be higher because we're facing the world champions.

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