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The players are on their way out! Action imminent, after some anthems and handshakes and stuff.
Tommy Tuchel chats with ITV:
We need a good performance because we play against a good opponent, so we need to be very smart, to get out press right. Japan plays relentless, so they will not let us breathe. We need a complete performance to be able to win.
A minor injury from basically out of nothing. He had to step out of training yesterday, no chance of being involved today.
It’s serious enough to not be able to play. We have to wait for further assessment. Phil Foden plays at nine. They play a back three so it’s not a bad thing to drop a little bit and ask the question to the back three: who steps out, who does not step out. I encouraged them to be adventurous, to put some spark on the field and have decisive actions.