00:00Can I just talk to you a little bit about the announcement of the England squad?
00:07MLS is in, Thomas Tuchel says this, is in the squad despite not playing the Premier League in this perhaps he would like to.
00:15He described it as a perfect citizen around the place and he wants that kind of person around the place.
00:21It won't always be enough but this time it's enough.
00:24He also feels the same way about Bakaya as well because he's back in the squad despite being back from injury and not having a full 90 minutes.
00:32Many others in a similar situation haven't been called back into the squad.
00:35Does that make you proud that you've got these kind of characters that in special managers want to have them as part of their squad?
00:42Very much and coming from someone like Thomas which I know very well, for him to describe Miles in that way, I think.
00:50Credit to the boy, the families and everybody that has been part of his education because that's very, very important as well.
00:57And Miles, as you said, he hasn't played probably all the minutes that he wanted.
01:01But he's professional in the way he's engaged with the team, whether he's here with the national team.
01:06And this gives you always the possibility to count on him.
01:09And there we have to play him in the Champions League and I think he had a really good game.
01:12And with Saka, he's brought him back into the England squad and others in a similar recovery situation haven't been called back in.
01:20Have you had a conversation with the England camp about managing his minutes?
01:24Not yet, but we always talk.
01:26And Thomas and I, we had always very fluent communication in both ways.
01:30First of all, from my side to give him feedback on where each of the players are and after when they've been in camp as well to reflect and learn how everything is gone.
01:39So, I'm sure we will do that and so far it's been very fluent and very positive communication.
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