Thomas Tuchel unhappy with what happened after Bukayo Saka's England goal

Thomas Tuchel cut a frustrated figure on Thursday night despite England pulling off a comfortable win over Wales in a home international friendly. The Three Lions found themselves three goals up within 20 minutes against a Wales side that is days away from the biggest game of their qualifying campaign so far, facing Belgium at home.

It was a strange time for Craig Bellamy to choose a tough opponent for his team to face, and England took control early in the game. Wales did tighten up and avoid any further concessions after the third went in, but they looked far from their best.

Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka were all on target, and after the game, Tuchel spoke of his frustration that England fans in attendance at Wembley didn’t get behind the team after Arsenal star Saka made it three.

“The stadium was silent,” he told ITV. “We never got any energy back from the fans. Yeah (I was expecting more from Wembley tonight). If you just hear Wales fans…it’s a bit sad. The team deserved big support today.”

Asked if he expected more from Wembley, he responded: “Yes. What more can you give in 20 minutes? We didn’t let them escape. If you hear just Wales fans for half an hour, it’s sad because the team deserved more support today.

Tuchel doubles down

He then told 5Live: “I stand by this statement. We cannot do more than being 3-0 in a derby. I would have wished for a bit more support in phases where it gets difficult. In the second half to get behind us, there was a bit too much support for Wales. It could have helped us to regain energy, but it is what it is and that is it.”

The Welsh fans were in loud voice until even after the game despite seeing a disappointing performance from their team.

Tuchel on the win and Rice

Speaking about the win itself, Tuchel added: “We had one and a half training days to prepare against a well-trained team and we did very well. We could have been 5-0 up at half-time. We couldn’t score the fourth and fifth ones. The stadium was silent. We didn’t get any energy back from the stands. We did everything to win.”

Asked about the midfield combination of Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson, the German said: “First of all they’re very good players and they love to play with each other. Declan is on an extraordinary level at club and international level.

“Really outstanding, the intelligence, the work ethic and the volume Declan puts into every game is just outstanding. Morgan and Elliot are humble players and very talented and that is a very good mix.”

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