Thomas Tuchel has revealed he loves everything about Jack Grealish and believes the Manchester City star has the character and quality to be a key part of the new England squad. Grealish

was one of the surprise omissions from Tuchel’s first England squad, which was announced by the German on Friday. Ahead of this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia,

Tuchel revealed he had spoken to Grealish ahead of announcing his squad. The 29-year-old admitted he is “not a stop-and-go type of player” and has struggled to settle into the bench in Pep Guardiola’s side, an opinion Tuchel “100 per cent” agrees with.

Grealish has started just six Premier League games for City this season, with his last three games having played 90 minutes coming in the FA Cup against Salford City, Leyton Orient and Plymouth.

While Guardiola has defended Grealish over reports he was partying to a night out in Sunderland, Tuchel admitted it is “not nice” the player is frequently in the headlines off the pitch.

“I love Jack! If I had to put a headline on it, I would say I love Jack! I love everything about him – his character, his qualities,” Tuchel said.

“He’s a brave player, he can handle pressure very well. He is not afraid of the boos from the Bernabeu fans when he has the ball. It doesn’t faze him at all, or if it does, it is for the better. “

So should he be a selection for the national team and can he make an impact? 100 per cent, of course.

“But in recent times he has not had the consistency of play and he agrees with me 100 per cent. He told me, ‘Coach, I am not a player who can play and stop. It is very difficult for me to make an impact from the bench and then go back to the bench and two weeks later start again. ’ “

I am not criticising anyone, but this is Jack’s character. คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย The more he plays, the better he gets, and when he plays consistently, he becomes a really good player and he has the character to be a connector for the team. “

But this comes with responsibilities off the pitch and of course it is not good that he is always in the papers. “

But it may not be his fault alone, the media also has a part to play. Nowadays everyone has cameras on their phones, these players are celebrities, public figures, these things happen. “

It is not something we want to happen, but I would like to say that this is not the reason why I did not choose him for the national team. It’s all about form in his position. Anthony Gordon has more pace, he plays more, he’s more intense and we’ve talked about Marcus Rashford before, so those are the two options ahead of him.”