According to Tuchel, the decision to leave Lewis-Skelly out was based on competition and performance. He explained that the players who were selected for the squad had performed better than those who were left behind.

Tuchel mentioned that Lewis-Skelly, along with other players like Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Morgan Gibbs-White, had been outperformed by other players in their positions. He specifically mentioned Nico O'Reilly, Alex Scott, Nick Pope, and Jude Bellingham as examples of players who had performed better.

Tuchel's message to Lewis-Skelly and other players who were left out of the squad is that the door is always open for them to return to the team if they perform well in the future.

In the case of Lewis-Skelly, Tuchel suggested that he needs more playing time and experience to compete with other players i