The boss of England Thomas Tuchel admits that the display of Andorra was “not good enough”
The boss of England, Thomas Tuchel, was unleashed against his players after the 1-0 dull victory against Andorra, questioning their attitude in the last stages.
England won three victories of three in the World Cup qualification group thanks to the goal of Harry Kane four minutes after the start of the second half, but it was a display lower than the three lions against the opposition classified 173rd in the world.
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The home goalkeeper Iker Alvarez has made several routine stops with only a second half to refuse Ebelechi Eze to stand out while the lack of invention of England was exposed to the RCDE stadium in Barcelona.
The lazy end of England annoys Tuchel
Having done the breakthrough, Tuchel expected that England takes control, but, instead, they seemed to go through the movements knowing that the Andorra did not have the quality to retaliate.
The German told ITV Sport: “I am not satisfied with performance. I think we started well in the first 20 or 25 minutes. We have created a lot of chance and half chances, and we have completely lost the momentum and we could not recover it in the first half. We had a little in the second half, but we then found ourselves in a place that was not good enough in terms of emergency.
“I was the most worried in the last 20 minutes because I did not like the attitude with which we finished the game. I did not like the lack of emergency and that did not correspond on the occasion. It is always a qualifier of the World Cup. We will let them know tomorrow what we want from them. ”
Kane also offered an evaluation of the time exams of England and hopes better in Tuesday’s friend with Senegal in Nottingham.
Bayern Munich striker said: “It is not the one that many will remember. We had good spells but we take the three points and move on.
“We must be better for sure.
Madueke stands out
The only player in England to improve his World Cup claims was Chelsea Noni Madueke winger, who made the goal and offered a constant threat in the sides.
Tuchel said, “He was the most dangerous during the match. I could feel hungry to do what was the plan throughout the match.
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With the victory and the victories on Latvia and Albania that preceded it, Tuchel became the first manager of England to win his first three games in charge without conceding, and Madueke was quick to talk about positive points.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We have not yet lost, we have not yet conceded [under Thomas Tuchel]. Patterns of optimism.
“Today was not like everyone would have hoped in terms of score, but we won the match.
“My job is to create and score goals. I was able to create one today, so I’m happy.
“He [Tuchel] is very intense. Very clear with what he wants. It has high standards. It does not allow anyone to fall under them. This is the kind of coach who will benefit England.
“We are not stupid, we know that the score is not the one we wanted to have. I thought there were good games of performance. It is not all the misfortune and sadness. There are positive points to take. “
