00:00The pressure on Thomas Tuchel. The three Lions breezed through qualification for the World Cup, winning all of their eight
00:09games without conceding a goal.
00:12But after losing 1-0 to Japan, the world's 18th ranked side at Wembley in England's last match before, Tuchel
00:22names his World Cup squad.
00:24Questions about whether the three Lions struggle when they come up against lower ranked opposition have now been asked.
00:35Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is expected to be England's number one again at the World Cup and be on the
00:43plane for the squad to North America.
00:46Here's what he had to say after the game.
00:50I hate losing. I think we all hate losing, but it's part of football. You can't win them all.
00:55And yeah, it was a good game, good test against a top side and I think their records, I think
01:01lost 1-17.
01:02So we knew what we were coming into in small moments to find games and it's a good experience ready
01:07for the tournament come the summer.
01:09We know what we are. We know what we are as England and we know when we get a prep
01:15camp in Miami, we know we're going to be on it and the boss is going to push us and
01:19we'll be ready for the tournament.
01:21No, I think over the history, over the years, I think March is always a tough camp.
01:25Lads playing a lot of games and carrying niggles and I think the manager will probably speak, but I think
01:30as long as we're ready for the summer, that's the main objective.
01:35Ideally, we want everyone together, which we've managed to do, whether they've played or not.
01:40We've had the group together and new faces, same faces, so we've all gelled well.
01:46We've had a good week. Performances on the pitch, you know, not getting the victory in both games, getting a
01:53draw against Uruguay, I thought we were unfortunate.
01:55But yeah, we've had a good week together and we're going to improve and we're going to be ready for
01:59the summer.
02:00Those are the words from Jordan Pickford there. Here's what his boss, Thomas Tuchel, had to say after the defeat
02:05to Japan as well.
02:07Yeah, it is what it is. I think we got punished for not a lot against Uruguay in the very
02:12end and today for one counterattack in the first half.
02:20Where they managed to score. We knew that before. I knew that before. I'm disappointed with the result. Everyone is,
02:28but I think it is worth to put it into perspective.
02:31I knew that we have a tough exam to play for in this window, because our players are heavily invested
02:41in club football, they're heavily invested in European football and in the physical toughest league that there is.
02:50We played against two top 20 teams, well-drilled, very good opponents, who arrived in their best line-up.
02:59and one was disobeyed against three teams, the other stadium.
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