Reece James unavailable for Panama game, undergoing 'accelerated rehab'

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] ‌top the group on four points, level with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a], with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]‌Croatia[/a] third on three and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panama/OWKqbCfi/"]Panama[/a] bottom without a point.[/p][p]Tuchel confirmed ‌that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-reece/nLBC7ERa/"]James[/a] has not travelled with the squad and said ‌the right back would definitely miss the game, though he hopes he can return later in the tournament.[/p][p]"[b]He has a minor hamstring injury[/b]," Tuchel said. "He ‌was not able to train the last two ⁠days.[/p][p]"He's on an accelerated rehab ‌programme. We will take it game by game but we strongly believe ​that he will be available for us again in the tournament.[/p][p]"[b]No-one could see that coming, Reece felt good and ​was in good shape. We would love to have Reece, he's a good player and we will look for solutions. That's ⁠what we do.[/b]"[/p][p]Tuchel said James ​could be available for the round of 32, but conceded the timeline was "tight".[/p][embed guid="7e2abe22-bfbb-4794-8bbb-56c3a7dbce36" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgs-AQwT0nE" social-type="youtube" /][p]There had also been concerns over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rice-declan/zkQ8Cm6n/"]Rice[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saka-bukayo/08NLEo06/"]Saka[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Anderson[/a] had minor issues after England's 0-0 draw with Ghana. Tuchel, ‌however, said the rest of the squad were in contention.[/p][p]"[b]Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson trained with us today[/b]," he said.[/p][p]"They had minor issues after the game but everyone is available for us apart from Reece James. We will take a decision tomorrow."[/p][p]On Saka, Tuchel added: "[b]He's now fully free of discomfort and is ready to go.[/b]"[/p][p]Anderson has also been the subject of transfer speculation, with British media reporting a possible big-money move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester ‌City. Tuchel said England would not allow it to become ​a distraction before the Panama match.[/p][p]"[b]The reality is that transfers ‌are going on and big transfers take their time[/b]," he said. "[b]We understand things are going on. We will facilitate the transfer but after the match, not before.[/b]"[/p][p]Tuchel warned that Panama, despite having already been eliminated from the tournament, would not be ⁠straightforward opponents.[/p][p]He described them ⁠as "[b]a well-trained team[/b]" and said ‌they "[b]can play under the underdog tag without pressure[/b]."[/p]