Tuchel Criticizes Wembley Silence in England’s Rout of Wales

Tuchel Criticizes the Atmosphere at Wembley After England’s Victory

Coach Thomas Tuchel expressed his dissatisfaction with the atmosphere at Wembley Stadium during England’s 3-0 friendly win against Wales on Thursday. Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, and Bukayo Saka scored in the first 20 minutes, demonstrating England’s superiority.

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Tuchel, despite the score, lamented the lack of support from the 78,126 attendees.

“We had a day and a half of training to prepare against a well-trained team and we did very well,” Tuchel told ITV.

Thomas Tuchel

The coach added that the team could have scored more goals in the first half, but the stadium remained silent.

In response to the question of whether he expected more from the fans, Tuchel replied that he did, emphasizing that the team deserved more support. In the post-match press conference, Tuchel reiterated his confidence in the support they will receive in future matches, but was disappointed with the lack of atmosphere at Wembley.

“I’m sure we’ll have fantastic support in the tournament. We’ll have great support in Latvia. We had excellent support in Serbia. But today we were 3-0 up after 23 minutes, and I felt like, ‘Why is the roof still on the stadium?’”

Thomas Tuchel

Tuchel concluded that, although there was no problem, he hoped the fans would provide more energy to the team.