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Tuchel admits he is a "very, very lucky manager" as England suffer zero injuries

Tuchel admits he is a "very, very lucky manager" as England suffer zero injuries
Tuchel admits he is a "very, very lucky manager" as England suffer zero injuriesIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters

England boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he is over the moon with how his squad have remained fit ahead of the World Cup.

Tuchel's England squad have arrived at their pre-tournament training camp in Florida as they prepare for their World Cup opener against Croatia in less than two weeks time. 

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Ranked fourth in the world by FIFA, England are viewed by many as one of the main contenders to go all the way this year under Tuchel whose squad have avoided injury so far. 

Speaking on his squad’s fine fitness levels, especially when compared to other nations such as Germany who recently lost Lennart Karl to injury, Tuchel admits he has been very fortunate. 

“I'm a very lucky manager because I could choose a group and go to the World Cup with the group I've chosen!. 

 “I'm a very, very lucky manager. I was very nervous in the last weeks when I saw players going out injured. I instantly texted them to say: ‘Is everything ok?’” 

“You need this kind of luck if we want to go a long way. If we're unlucky with key moment in key matches, it's not the same thing. We will always try to find solutions, because we don't want to be fully dependent on individual players.” 

“Now it's beautiful that we can train in the full-size squad. The young players we took are doing excellent. Every match has the risk of an injury, but let's touch wood and not talk so much about it. The manager is lucky and happy. We have the chance to let everyone play.” 

With 11 days to go before their opening game, the Three Lions could suffer setbacks during their two friendlies against New Zealand and Costa Rica over the next week. 

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