Tuchel: Madness to Rest England Players

Thomas Tuchel has declared it would be "madness" to allow his England players or their clubs to pick and choose matches during the extended Nations League window. The manager promised to go "full throttle" for victory against Czechia in Prague on Tuesday. ipltable.lol

However, Tuchel did accept that Declan Rice needed rest and is not part of the squad in light of the Arsenal midfielder's heavy workload across multiple seasons and well-documented fitness issues. Rice was at Wembley on Saturday to watch England lose 3-2 against Spain in their opening Nations League game.