Harry Kane, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are among the many England stars not involved in tonight’s friendly match against Uruguay at Wembley.
All three are expected to a part of Thomas Tuchel’s first-team as they chase World Cup glory in North America this summer.
The trio were included in the massive 35-man squad for tonight’s game and Tuesday’s meeting with Japan within the capital.
Tuchel has been keen to get a better have a look at among the fringe members of the squad or those that have been out of the international picture as of late – namely Manchester United pair Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire.
However the England boss can also be wary of the necessity for other members of the squad to rest up ahead of a gruelling few months.
Speaking this week, Tuchel clarified 11 of the players named were handed the primary week of the international break off and can as an alternative travel as much as St George’s Park after the Uruguay game.
Players who’ve racked up hundreds of minutes of football for his or her respective clubs this season got some time without work, including captain Kane who has played 3,195 minutes for Bayern Munich this season.
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Arsenal duo Rice and Saka, who’ve racked up 3,462 and a couple of,869 minutes for his or her club respectively, were also in that group and will not be within the squad for tonight’s game.
‘These guys have played 3,500 minutes, some 4,000 minutes [this season],’ Tuchel said.
‘More necessary than the pure variety of minutes is a few of these guys have played more minutes than the entire of last season.
‘All of those players have contributed in September, October and November.
‘They’ve credit with me. To provide them a break mentally and physically, we’ll profit from it.’
England players who will not be involved against Uruguay tonight
Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Elliot Anderson, Nico O’Reilly, Marc Guéhi, Ezri Konsa, Dan Burn, Dean Henderson.
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