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Palmer misses too many chances to impress - Tuchel
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Thomas Tuchel has named two uncapped players in his squad [Getty Images]
England manager Thomas Tuchel said Cole Palmer "misses too many chances to impress" after not selecting the Chelsea forward for England's November Nations League fixtures.
Palmer, 24, dropped out of England's squad for the early autumn matches and misses out on fixtures against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday, 12 November and Spain in Madrid on Sunday, 15 November.
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Tuchel has instead handed Fulham's Josh King and Borussia Dortmund's Jobe Bellingham their first England call-ups, both of whom play in attacking midfield.
"We have enough number 10s and we stick to the guys who were in the previous camp because we were happy with the two and a half weeks we had together," said Tuchel.
"We have Josh King as a new player in there, but I want to see him on both wings. He is kind of an extra player and he can play all four positions.
"I guess everyone is desperate to play for England and Cole is no exception.
"We are speaking now about a player that is not in camp. It counts when you are in camp and I just said last time that he misses too many opportunities to impress."
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Jobe, 21, joins his brother Jude in the England squad and they could be the first pair of siblings to feature in an England line-up since Gary and Phil Neville.
England squad for Croatia and Spain matches
Goalkeepers:Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion), James Trafford (Leeds United)
Defenders:Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Inter Milan), Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders:Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Josh King (Fulham), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
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Forwards:Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea)
What other changes are there?
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka misses out on the November fixtures after sustaining a quadriceps injury against Bayern Munich last month.
The Premier League champions believe the 25-year-old will be absent for six weeks after he was substituted early in the Champions League game against Bayern Munich.
Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is also not selected after picking up an injury against Croatia in October.
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The 23-year-old, who made his England debut in the first international break of the season and was described as "the complete package" by Tuchel, is reportedly in contention to return for the Cherries against Ipswich on Sunday though.
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford and Newcastle's Tino Livramento, who both pulled out the last squad prior to any matches being played, also miss out with respective hip and knee injuries.
Como's Trevoh Chalobah is another absentee, while Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly and Rico Lewis, who withdrew and was called up respectively midway through the last international break, have also not been selected.
James Garner of Everton and Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White retain their places after being added to England's last squad prior to any fixtures being played, while Arsenal's Ben White and Inter Milan's Djed Spence return for the first time since the summer.
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The Arsenal pair of Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa, who both withdrew from the last England party, are fit and selected.
