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'It's not personal' - Tuchel on Palmer omission
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Tuchel explained Palmer's omission from the November Nations League squad, saying the Chelsea forward misses too many opportunities to impress.
England manager Thomas Tuchel defended his decision not to select Cole Palmer for the upcoming November Nations League fixtures. Tuchel said it was not a personal decision but rather based on Palmer's performance, stating the Chelsea forward "misses too many opportunities to impress." The comment came after Palmer's exclusion from the squad announcement.
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UK timesStrong26 reports from 11 outlets. First reported by Evening Standard, Wed 12:30. The 9 newest are listed here.
- BBC Sport
- Sky Sports
- Fabrizio Romano
- David Ornstein
- The Independent
- Matt Law
- Evening Standard
- Ben Jacobs
- talkSPORT
- Mirror
- MailOnline
- 'It's not personal' - Tuchel on Palmer omissionBBC SportThis article
- Thomas Tuchel explains why Arsenal star handed shock England snubEvening Standard
- Palmer misses too many chances to impress - TuchelBBC Sport
- Tuchel on Cole Palmer's England omissionBen Jacobs
- Thomas Tuchel sticks to his principles, but should Cole Palmer be in England's squad?Mirror
4 more reports
- Tuchel tells Palmer he 'misses too many opportunities' to play for EnglandMailOnline
- 'It's not personal' - Tuchel defends omission of Palmer from England squadSky Sports
- Thomas Tuchel explains Cole Palmer omission: 'He misses too many opportunities'The Independent
- Understand that England were told by Chelsea that Palmer is fit and ready to go when they made the medical checks on him. It is purely Tuchel's decision to leave him out of his latest squadMatt Law
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