Bournemouth are unhappy with the way they believe England handled the injury to midfielder Alex Scott – which means he could now be out for up to eight weeks.
Scott has withdrawn from the England squad to face the Czech Republic in the Nations League on Tuesday with a thigh injury.
He felt the issue prior to Saturday’s 7-0 win over Croatia, but played 70 minutes in central midfield alongside Elliot Anderson before being substituted.
England coach Thomas Tuchel described Scott’s injury as “a strange one” in his Monday news conference.
“I’m very sad about it. 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,” said Tuchel.
“When we were aware there was slight discomfort during the match and asked if he wanted to come off he said no. After the match, he said he could have played 90 minutes and didn’t feel an injury.
“Even before the scan he didn’t feel injured so it’s a strange one. There was zero risk taken from our side.”
However, according to sources, there is frustration at Bournemouth about how England have handled their midfielder, given they knew he was nursing the thigh issue.
The 23-year-old is now set to be out for six to eight weeks with the quadriceps issue.
Discover more from Keeping Them Honest
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.