Man City verdict a 'big subject' in England camp, Thomas Tuchel reveals

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] were found guilty by ‌an independent commission of all charges relating to financial rule breaches over nine seasons from 2009-10 ‌to 2017-18, as well as three of four charges concerning failures to ‌cooperate with the investigation.[/p][p]The club, who have denied wrongdoing throughout the process, appealed against ‌the commission's ruling on Friday as they seek to overturn the verdict ‌and avoid potentially severe sanctions.[/p][infobox id="56fa417b-668f-4479-b327-8fea98ffaefc" /][p]Midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliot Anderson[/a] and centre-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guehi-marc/KEeklutO/"]Marc Guehi[/a] are among the City players in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] squad, while left back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-reilly-nico/xOrYaNWc/"]Nico O'Reilly[/a] returned to the club ‌because of injury.[/p][p]Asked whether the verdict was being discussed ⁠by the players and whether he ‌had spoken to City's contingent, Tuchel told reporters on Friday: [b]"I guess so. We had ​some time off between the matches and it is a big subject.[/b][/p][image alt="Croatia vs England win probability" id="0bd3b141-c559-4ba3-b04a-b30e9cc5b927" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="0726b1b6-c13d-4b03-af9c-e184b88f7f03" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p][b]"Everyone speaks about it, so there is no other voice needed. I ​am glad to be not that voice. No one needs my half knowledge on the topic.[/b][/p][p][b]"Of course, the players talk about it. City players talk ⁠about it. We talk with ​them but only briefly. They are ready to go tomorrow. But of course, it's a big topic in the camp."[/b][/p][p]Tuchel was also asked whether he would continue selecting City players if the club were relegated from the Premier League.[/p][p][b]"There is always ‌a possibility,"[/b] the German said.[/p][p][b]"I would always try to pick the best team for the camp, occasion, the tournament. I will never rule out that because they don't play in the top flight in their country.[/b][/p][p][b]"We need to look at it case by case."[/b][/p][embed guid="4c37e2fe-5597-4b24-8eb0-ee5ddd737fbe" url="https://x.com/England/status/2106023608699228482" social-type="twitter" /][p]England are second in Group A3 with three points from two matches, having lost 3-2 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] at Wembley before beating the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech Republic[/a] 2-0 in Prague on Tuesday.[/p][p]They face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] in the port city of Rijeka, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=p8cVmcQ9"]the match[/a] will be played behind closed doors following ‌crowd disturbances involving Croatia supporters during a Nations League quarter-final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] ​in March 2025.[/p][p][b]"It has made a huge difference for us to have ‌three days in between so that we could take care of players with high output like Anderson and Gordon, for example,"[/b] Tuchel said.[/p][p][b]"Everyone has been at training today except for O'Reilly, who had to leave camp to get treatment and leave as soon as possible. His discomfort was ⁠too painful and he couldn't be ⁠on the pitch.[/b][/p][p][b]"Everyone else started ‌and ended training today on a high level."[/b][/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]