Thomas Tuchel was almost wistful in the way he described leaving out Phil Foden from his World Cup squad, like letting go of a cherished treasure. By contrast, his description of the decision to leave out Cole Palmer was a little more blunt.
“I think he suffers from, first of all, a lack of individual form within his club (Chelsea),” Tuchel explained. “He was not as decisive or as influential as he was in the last seasons, throughout the whole season.
