Tuchel takes swipe at Arsenal boss Arteta as he risks club vs country row

Thomas Tuchel will not show grace to Prembazen by refusing to rest England stars.

And that's because the Three Lions Chief says that his club does not care about international managers.

Tuchel will resist the temptation to make radical changes for tonight's qualifying match against Latvia in Wembley.

He insists that his coaches will not break our heads that are concerned about rotation -pointing out that Arsenal Mikel Arteta Declan Rice did not rest for a Champions League strop with PSV Eindhoven.

The German said: “Given that Declan Rice played with Arsenal in the second stage after a 7-1 lead from the first legs, I did not feel that they think so much about us.

“So I don't think we should break our heads about this.

“I take care of the players. We take care of the schedule. But it would be the wrong signal to tell players now 'You have difficult (club) matches, so I let you rest now'.

“We have a qualification to play, we are doing what is good for us. We have contact with the clubs, we are in a high -level monitoring where the fitness statuses are known and we will not take unprofessional risks.”

Manchester City -boss Pep Guardiola had never been 'so angry' as when John Stones returned wounded after Tuchel's predecessor Gareth Southgate started the defender in two English friendly matches in four days last year.

But Tuchel claims that he never asked players to skip internationals, while manager of Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, where he managed Harry Kane.

He said: “This window is at a time when clubs play a crucial part of the season.

“They play for championships and quarterfinals in the Champions League. We are well aware of it, but we also have our own goals and goals. The players want to play and it must be the case.

“I never pushed a national coach because I hoped my players were chosen, I also hoped that they are proud to play.

“You are never happy when anything happens. Nobody can predict that there is no accident, but we make responsible decisions.

“I feel responsible for the players. I want the players to play in the quarterfinals of the Champions League-Allemaal-because I want to look at it.”

Anthony Gordon forced a hip injury to return to Newcastle for treatment.

The wing player, 24, pulled the tunnel off after Friday's 2-0 win over Albania.

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