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thomas tuchel Says fans don’t understand how much they can help the team, but he doesn’t believe it England need to leave wembley To improve the environment.
The Euro 2024 runners-up followed up their 5-0 World Cup qualification win in Serbia last month with an impressive 3-0 friendly win against neighbors Wales in front of a packed house.
morgan rogersOllie Watkins and Bukayo Saka scored under the arch in the opening 20 minutes, but Tuchel says he was left wondering “why is there still a roof on the stadium?”
The German head coach said the ground was “silent” as he expressed his disappointment at the Wembley crowd following England’s first match since his first game in charge in March.
Nottingham’s City Ground hosted a June friendly against Senegal and a September World Cup qualifier Andorra It was held at Villa Park, with many fans feeling that the atmosphere issue could be answered by taking the team on the road.
“No, we don’t need to make a big deal,” said Tuchel when that possibility was mentioned. “I thought the team deserved (more).
“I thought ‘wow, come on’, we have a kind of derby and a lot of spectators from Wales are here and we are 3-0 up and we have ball after ball, win ball after ball, and have chances, win another ball and attack another.
“I thought the boys and the team deserved a little more excitement and they could have helped us in the second half. It’s just that way.
“They should not underestimate how much it helps sometimes if the game slows down a bit.
“If they kept it going again it might have helped us and then we probably could have scored. It would have been easier to get the energy and score the fourth goal.
“It’s a give and take, so that was it for today. I liked the support in Serbia, I’m sure we’ll have top support in Latvia and of course once we get to the World Cup it will be excellent.”
If England beat Latvia on Tuesday and have favorable results elsewhere in Group K, they can qualify for next year’s World Cup with two matches remaining.
Tuchel’s side round out qualification by welcoming Serbia to Wembley before completing qualification in Albania the following month, with a pair of home friendlies in March next year.
Asked if he would prefer not to see either of them at the national stadium, he said: “No, no. Don’t make a big deal out of it. I’m pretty sure we’ll play here and have no problems.”
England, who are fourth in FIFA’s world rankings, are said to be considering playing Asian and South American opponents in March to aid World Cup preparations.
Japan, the world’s highest-ranked Asian team at 19th, have also reportedly been included along with Marcelo Bielsa’s 15th-placed Uruguay.