Nottingham Forest fans have branded a "w*****" after he left out of his first squad.

Tuchel took over as England boss at the start of the year and his first games in charge will see the Three Lions take on Albania and Latvia in World Cup qualifiers. The former and boss for those games on Friday and there was no room for Gibbs-White, despite his impressive form for Forest this season.

The 25-year-old has scored five goals and provided seven assists as Forest challenge for a spot in the next season. And during their 4-2 win over Ipswich on Saturday, Forest fans made their feelings clear.

The travelling support at Portman Road sang "England's No.10" and "Thomas Tuchel, what a w*****, what a w*****" in reference to Gibbs-White's omission. Fellow Forest stars Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elliot Anderson were also not picked and Tuchel was quizzed on the trio's absence.

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"Morgan, Elliot and Callum play on such a high level every week and they are the high-fliers of the league," Tuchel explained. "Elliot, for example, can still play for the Under-21s so he will be close by at St George's Park.

"I see Elliot Anderson as a No8, Morgan as a No10 and Callum as a winger. If you look at our squad you can also see they have huge competition on their position - world-class players who have proved themselves on the same level as , who have proved themselves in international football and even Champions League.

"They know it. They accept it. It is never easy to bring this message. It is never easy to take the message in. But I just can tell everyone that we acknowledge the outstanding season they have and the calls were very close."

Tuchel also , who last played for England in 2023. "Jordan is a serial winner," Tuchel explained. "He is captain of Ajax. He is available and has played a lot of matches. What he brings to every team is leadership, character, personality, energy.

"He makes sure that everyone lives by standards and with this characteristic he embodies everything that we try to build. We try to build a team for our fans and a team that they are proud of and can identity with. Jordan embodies everything that we want from this team."

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