‘Alex didn’t feel an injury’published at 12:16 BST
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England v Czech Republic (Tue, 19:45 BST)
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Here’s what England boss Thomas Tuchel had to say in full on injuries to Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott and Arsenal defender Ezri Konsa: “We will we get updates throughout the day and we train later but it seems like everyone else is available.
“It is two different stories. Ezri felt discomfort when he came into camp, played with it against Spain and it got a bit worse so he stayed it camp and tried everything for the match against Czechia and it came too soon.
“He tried everything for the game in Croatia, got the green light and came through all the training sessions so was ready to play.
“Unfortunately, he got another hit on the quad and that caused a light trauma and we decided not to let him play through this pain, so he left camp to get treatment for both his issues now. I think nothing major but not worth the risk taking.
“With Alex, it’s a strange one, I’m very sad about it. He trained in full before Croatia, did extra work after the training sessions, we knew he was in treatment but there were only green lights from him and the medics.
“When we were aware there was slight discomfort during the match and asked if he wanted to come off he said no. After the match, he said he could have played 90 minutes and didn’t feel an injury.
“Even before the scan he didn’t feel injured so it’s a strange one. There was zero risk taken from our side.”