"Angry at England's excuse" 日 "You didn't make the first team? We're out, too" "Missing Bellingham? "Kubo is absent, too"

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Japan caused a stir by beating England, the "home of football," but England seems to regard the defeat as insignificant.

Japan's "The World" reported on the 4th, citing a report by Britain's "Independent," "There is a widespread optimism in England that values the players' condition recovery more than the results of this March's A match."

After a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in two consecutive A matches in March, the English national team brought Japan to Wembley, which is called the holy site of British soccer, and lost 0-1.

The media said, "For Japan, it was a very valuable win in England's away game, but the response from England is lukewarm."

In fact, "The Independent" emphasized that England was not completely strong, saying, "The members of the match against Japan were stronger than the match against Uruguay, but not many of them will start in the World Cup finals."

At the same time, he pointed out that many of England's so-called "first team" key resources, including Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka (Arsenals), and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), were absent. The Independent said, "The entire best 11 was virtually out due to the club's overcrowded schedule," adding, "As club schedules such as the UEFA Champions League (UCL) are busy, it was much more important for players to rest and use it as a recovery period to treat minor injuries rather than the results of friendly matches."

It is interpreted that Thomas Tuchel, the coach of England's national team, intended to operate the team. "The Independent" said, "Coach Tuchel could have used Rice or Bellingham, but we decided it was not worth the risk of injury," adding, "Coach Tuchel's mission during the A-match week is to raise the players' condition to the best in June, the actual stage, rather than deriving results."

However, Japan, which has not received proper recognition even after winning, does not seem to be happy with England's response. Japan's "The World" countered, "England may have been a 1.5th army, but Japan also had key members such as Kubo Takefusa (Real Sociedad) and Itakura Ko due to injuries."

"I wonder if England, which suffered a painful loss at home against Japan, can easily pass this result," he added.

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