England boss, Thomas Tuchel, has identified three outstanding players who prevented Chelsea’s Cole Palmer from making his team’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Recall that Tuchel recently named his squad for this year’s World Cup tournament starting next month.
Palmer was among the players who did not make the Three Lions’ squad for the tournament.
However, Tuchel has now suggested that the likes of Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze and Morgan Rogers had a better season ahead of Palmer, suggesting it blocked the 24-year-old’s chance of making the squad because they all compete in the same playing position.
“Cole Palmer wasn’t as decisive as previous seasons, he wasn’t available for us a lot,” Tuchel said as quoted by Fabrizio Romano while explaining Palmer’s omission from England’s World Cup squad.
“He also competes in the right half 10 position, where we decided for Jude, Morgan and Ebs, who are outstanding players, had better seasons and were more decisive in our camps than Cole”.