England boss Tuchel admits defeat to Japan ‘hurts a lot’

Thomas Tuchel

England boss Thomas Tuchel admitted that Tuesday's woeful 0-1 defeat against Japan ‘hurt a lot' but insisted it was a valuable lesson on the road to the World Cup.

In their last friendly on home turf before the World Cup kicks off in June, Tuchel's side delivered a lacklustre performance and were booed off at the final whistle.

"For sure it hurts. It's always painful to lose, and to lose at home hurts a lot. We got punished for not a lot, for one counter attack in the first half. We need these matches, we know it is a tough opponent, we tried a lot of stuff, and we need to learn. It is not the end of the world," said Tuchel. England had previously played out a drab 1-1 draw with Uruguay on Saturday.

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