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Thomas Tuchel addressed concerns over Ezri Konsa's injury during England's recent international matches. Konsa played against Spain and Croatia but missed a game due to fitness issues and now faces a return to Arsenal with a dead leg. Tuchel defended his decision, stating that medical staff cleared Konsa for play despite discomfort. Additionally, Alex Scott withdrew from the camp with an unexpected serious injury, though Tuchel maintains there was no risk taken by the coaching or medical team regarding either player's participation.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Thomas Tuchel, manager of the England national team, addressed concerns over Ezri Konsa's injury during recent matches against Spain and Croatia. Konsa played in both games but missed a match against Czech Republic due to fitness issues and returned with what is understood to be a dead leg. Tuchel defended his decision, stating that the medical team had cleared Konsa to play despite initial discomfort. However, after receiving another hit on the quad during training before the Croatia game, Tuchel decided not to risk it further. Additionally, Alex Scott withdrew from the camp with a more serious injury, leaving Arsenal fans concerned about their players' fitness for upcoming matches.
Written for “Arsenal Injury Concerns” on 2026-10-05,
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Konsa played the full 90 minutes against both Spain and Croatia, but sat out the win over Czech Republic in between due to an ongoing fitness concern.
asserted
Konsa → play → concern
The defender is now set to return to the Gunners with what Standard Sport understands is a dead leg.
asserted
Sport → set → Gunners
Tuchel, who has also seen Alex Scott withdraw from the camp with a far more serious injury, has defended himself and his England stuff, insisting both Konsa and the medical team had cleared the Gunners defender to play.
asserted
Konsa → see → defender
“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,” Tuchel told reporters.
asserted
Tuchel → feel → reporters
"He tried everything for the game in Croatia, got the green light and came through all the training sessions so was ready to play.
asserted
He → try → sessions
"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.
asserted
he → get → issues
I think nothing major but not worth the risk taking.
asserted
I → think → nothing
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.
"
asserted
he → train → him
When we were aware there was slight discomfort during the match and asked if he wanted to come off he said no.
asserted
he → be → match
After the match, he said he could have played 90 minutes and didn't feel an injury.
uncertain
he → say → injury
"Even before the scan he didn't feel injured so it's a strange one.
asserted
it → feel → scan
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