England manager Thomas Tuchel believes the team’s injury woes make the upcoming months of football scary for him. The Three Lions suffered a 1-0 loss against Japan in the international friendly on Tuesday at Wembley.

England had played a 1-1 draw against Uruguay on Friday. The team’s captain Harry Kane was rested as a precaution against Japan.

Furthermore, players like Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke, John Stones and Adam Wharton missed the action due to injury troubles.

Moreover, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Fikayo Tomori and Aaron Ramsdale were cut from the extended squad after playing against Uruguay. Tuchel will soon name his 26-man squad for the World Cup.

“It will be scary to watch TV on the weekend and throughout, because from now on every muscle injury can mean that a player misses out,” said Tuchel. “It’s one thing if players go, if players gets injured, which is anyway not nice but then Jordan Henderson, who is a key figure for us in camp, is out, Declan Rice is out, Bukayo is out.

“They are captains for their clubs, and they drive the standards. And then Harry Kane drops out so it’s basically the leadership group who is not available. This affects, of course, a group.

“Everyone gave everything and from now on, of course, still now all these injuries, I think, will be still manageable in the window of time that we have to be invested in club football in May and be ready for the World Cup.

“But from now on, the next eight weeks, I am concerned, of course, and I hope that that everything goes well for the players, that they stay healthy.”

England will face New Zealand and Costa Rica in friendly clashes in June before the World Cup.