Thomas Tuchel: England have to do better despite win, says new boss
Thomas Tuchel said England “must do better” despite his first match being a 2-0 win over Albania by three Lions owners.
Arsenal teenagers Myles Lewis-Skelly and Captain Harry Kane score for the national team’s 70th strike debut Ensure they qualify for the 2026 World Cup football match.
It’s far from an exciting England exhibition, although the Albanian side didn’t help, they lagged 11 people behind in the big period of Wembley’s encounter.
“We can do better, we have to do better,” Tacher told ITV.
“We started well, we had seven or eight minutes, had 100% of the ball with lots of passes and high energy.
“It’s hard to collapse when opponents defend deep down. In the euro (last year), they managed not to acknowledge opportunities.
“In the second half, I felt like we were too slow and generally, there weren’t enough balls to get behind.”
Tuchel made many bold decisions for his first game, including the release of Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle defender Dan Burn.
The German received a reward for both encouraged displays, with Lewis-Skelly providing a neat finish for the 20th minute opener through the goalkeeper’s legs before Kane added the second second to the 77th minute.
“Amazing player,” Tacher said of the 18-year-old Gunners left-back.
“Amazing personality. He entered the camp and immediately showed that it was normal to fall in love with him.
“This is well deserved.”
