Tuchel admits Palmer 'misses too many opportunities' after pulling out of England squad

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/palmer-cole/h8agbDt7/"]Palmer[/a] was one of the headline omissions from Tuchel's selection for the World Cup as the Three Lions reached the semi-finals.[/p][p]The Chelsea playmaker seemed to be making a point to his international boss with a bright start to the new campaign.[/p][p]But he was one of five players to pull out of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] squad before they joined up for training.[/p][p][b]"For sure it's a missed opportunity,"[/b] Tuchel said ahead of a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=C42ySF3j"]showdown with world champions Spain on Saturday[/a].[/p][p][b]"It's another missed opportunity. He misses too many opportunities, and I don’t blame him for it. It's just the fact.[/b][/p][p][b]"He misses way too many camps with injuries and I only want to rely on what I personally witness and what I see within my team, and for that you have to be in camp."[/b][/p][embed guid="b3fb03ea-4074-49c4-a665-f1e0b5fbc4b0" url="https://x.com/HaytersTV/status/2103500543536574604/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tuchel was heavily criticised for his role in England's late collapse to lose to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] in the final four two months ago.[/p][p]Had his side held on to a 1-0 lead, they would have faced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] in the World Cup final.[/p][p]Instead, Luis de la Fuente's men defeated Argentina to back up winning the Euro 2024 final against England.[/p][p]Tuchel said trying to create danger against a Spain side that conceded just once in eight games at the World Cup is the major challenge.[/p][p]"It is so difficult, obviously, for every single team in the world to create chances against them," the German said.[/p][p][b]"We want to, of course. We have a plan and we have ambition, and we want to be the ones who prove the opposite and we want to be the exception of the rule.[/b][/p][p][b]"But they are at the moment a very complete team."[/b][/p]