Thomas Tuchel labels resting England players 'madness' and refuses to take Premier League manager calls

Declan Rice: I don’t take calls from Premier League managers, he says England play Czechia in Prague on Tuesday Thomas Tuchel says it would be “madness” to allow his England players or the clubs to pick and choose their matches during the elongated Nations League window as he promised to go full throttle for victory against Czechia in Prague on Tuesday. The manager did accept that Declan Rice needed to rest and could not be part of the squad in light of the Arsenal midfielder’s heavy workload across a number of seasons and well-documented fitness issues. Rice was at Wembley on Saturday to watch England los Aggregated from Guardian Football, Goal.com.

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1. Thomas Tuchel resists ‘madness’ of calls to rest England players despite longer window Guardian Football
2. Thomas Tuchel labels resting England players 'madness' and refuses to take Premier League manager calls Goal.com