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Published 10:48 29 Aug 2016 BST
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He also insisted Ross Barkley was still in his thinking, despite missing out on this squad.
"For him it's disappointing, for me, you have to make these decisions. The door will always be open for Ross, but right now I feel the squad I've picked is the right one.
"We'd made our mind up - all my staff - not just me, we discuss every decision, over the past four, six weeks."
The new boss was also clearly keen to get off to a good start with the famously savage press who cover England.
He wrote them all a letter insisting he was looking forward to working with them.
"The media play an important role in helping us to engage with the nation. You provide us with a platform to communicate directly with football supporters across the country and beyond.
In this era of 24-hour rolling news, media conferences are a vital part of the England schedule and I am looking forward to working with you over the course of this two-year campaign as we all strive to reach the finals in Russia.
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