Thomas Tuchel has urged England fans not to boo Ben White next week and insisted the Arsenal defender is ready to write a "new chapter" for his country.
White made himself unavailable for the Three Lions under Tuchel's predecessor Gareth Southgate following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Football Association released a statement at the time explaining White, who did not play a minute at the tournament, left the camp early for "personal reasons."
Sources have told ESPN that there was a disagreement between White and the coaching staff, although this is something that Southgate has publicly denied since.
White returned to England duty in March this year when introduced as a 69th-minute substitute against Uruguay.
The 29-year-old was greeted with a mixed reaction from the Wembley crowd and then went on to score the opening goal before conceding a stoppage-time penalty in a 1-1 draw.
White's availability has been restricted by hamstring and knee issues but he was named in Tuchel's squad for Nations League games against Croatia at Wembley next Thursday and Spain in Madrid on Sunday.
"We were not happy about this [booing]," said Tuchel. "We could understand the disappointment of the fans with what happened before but I think this is expressed now and this should be a closed book because I think everyone could also see the investment of Ben, the quality of Ben and how he presented himself in the March camp before the World Cup.
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"He did excellent, scored for us and then I think he committed a foul and we conceded. It was very eventful, not so easy to come back. When I speak to him, I always feel the hunger to come back, the excitement. He missed the last camp. He is the standout player for Arsenal in a position where we struggle with injuries somehow and we have a lot of changes.
"Trevoh Chalobah is not in camp so that makes maybe Jarell Quansah half a full-back and half a centre-back in camp and gives Ben the opportunity to impose himself again.
"Every time I see Arsenal, I see a very strong Ben White in this position. He deserves to open a new chapter, he deserves positive feedback from the crowd.
"He is one of our players and we want everyone to be supported. This is what helps the team the most and I think we are there now to write a new chapter with him."