The English manager Thomas Tuchel has announced that the defender of Manchester United Harry Maguire was left out of his first three Lions squad based on a mixture of poor form and fitness problems.
The former manager of Chelsea and Bayern Munich began his reign as England boss during the international break in March and won comfortable victories over Albania and Latvia to kick the 2026 qualification campaign.
The first selection of the Germans was of course checked with Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson Surprise Recalls, while other top -class names like Ollie Watkins did not pass the cut.
Maguire was another regular guest who was left out of Wembley because of the clashes, and it was assumed that the central defender, due to the calf injury that has brought him out of MAN UTDS FA Cup against Fulham since the beginning of the month, has failed.
While his fitness problems contributed to his exclusion, Tuchel admitted that others were simply in a stronger form than Maguire.
“It was a close decision,” said Tuchel The times Regarding Maguire’s absence. “We decided [Marc] Guehi and [Ezri] Konsa at the moment. I think you are a bit in a better rhythm and deserve to be with us. Two legal footers in the central defense and the rest were left footmen in the center of the defense.
“The second reason was [Maguire] Wasn’t fit when we were [named the squad]. It was suspected that he can play, but we did not want to nominate a player with whom we take a risk and constantly judge whether he can carry out a complete training session or half a training session. “
Maguire last played for England during the international period in September and sees himself before a battle for his place in future troops. Guehi, Konsa, Levi Colwill and John Stones are apparently in front of him in the Hack order, while Dan Burn and Jarell Quansah were selected in front of him in March.
The 32-year-old has to struggle in a emptied and unreasonable man UTD this season, and his life was made more difficult by the arrival of Ruben Amorim, who preferred a 3-4-2-1 formation.
Tuchel sympathized with Maguire’s problems and explained: “It’s not so easy for [Maguire] At the moment in his club – he plays in her back three. But he is a top professional and it is very important for England. He took [his omission] Incredibly good.
“He wrote me messages to wish us the best of luck and see what kind of person he is. He is a top type and will always be in dispute.”