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Tuchel defends workload for England players after Konsa, Scott become latest injury withdrawals

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England coach Thomas Tuchel has defended the treatment of his players on national-team duty after Ezri Konsa and Alex Scott became the latest players to pull out of the squad during an international break rife with injury issues across Europe. Tuchel says “I can just assure everyone that we take care of them in the best possible way -- that player welfare and player health in priority No. 1. Scott has a thigh injury and could be out for up to eight weeks.

That has reportedly left Bournemouth unhappy ahead of its busy run of fixtures over the next month. Tuchel says Konsa has been managing “discomfort” since arriving in camp. England plays the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

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