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Thomas Tuchel was disappointed that some of the Wembley crowd booed Ben White but says the England defender must “take it on the chin” and write some new chapters after his eventful international return.The 28-year-old was the eighth and final substitute against Uruguay on Friday evening, when being jeered onto the field for his first cap in four years proved just the start of things.White had made himself unavailable under Sir Gareth Southgate having left the 2022 World Cup for what the Football Association called “personal reasons” and some England fans even booed the confirmation that he had poked Tuchel’s side ahead.

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00:00Did you hear that he was booed?
00:04I heard that he was booed, I didn't hear it actually on the field
00:08because I was involved in the changes and in the instructions,
00:11so I didn't hear it, so I think it cannot be the majority.
00:16There were some boos and some mixed reception for him,
00:20which I'm disappointed about because, of course, we protect our players
00:24and he was excellent in camp and he deserved to come on,
00:28he deserved to start and got us almost the winner.
00:33But I also understood that it happened to other players before here,
00:38so he needs to take it on the gin, we will always protect him
00:42and hopefully we can put it behind because he is ready to write some new chapters
00:47and we are ready to give him the chance,
00:50so hopefully everyone can move on and accept it.
00:53I think it's a very soft penalty, of course there is contact,
00:56but it's so obvious what the striker is trying to do.
01:00Maybe Ben is also a bit greedy in this moment,
01:02but to overturn a decision when the referee clearly, clearly made the signal
01:08with both hands that he saw it and it was not enough for him then to overturn it.
01:12I was surprised that VAR is in place because I thought it's not working,
01:17because the tackle from Phil Foden was not even checked,
01:20the tackle against Noni was not even checked,
01:24and then suddenly this one was checked.
01:28OK, like I said, I don't think it's enough but OK, it is what it is.
01:33I think I heard that our goal was also a tough block before our goal,
01:38I haven't seen it, so yeah, overall that's what it is.
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