Palmer withdrawal puts Tuchel's England spell under scrutiny

Cole Palmer has pulled out of England duty with a muscle issue after playing every minute of Chelsea's last four league games.

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What happened. Cole Palmer withdrew from the England squad with a small muscle injury, with Chelsea managing his workload. It is one of five withdrawals for the first game of the Nations League campaign.

• Palmer played all 90 minutes in each of Chelsea's last four Premier League games.
• He was left out of the World Cup squad and said he would use it as extra motivation.
• Harry Kane previously criticised mass England withdrawals as taking advantage of a tough period.

“England comes before anything, any club situation.”

— Harry Kane

The withdrawals mark a first for Thomas Tuchel, suggesting his England honeymoon period is over.

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