Football Tuchel happy to be on the end of ‘British humour’ from fans

THOMAS Tuchel took the taunts from England fans on the chin as his side booked their place at next summer’s World Cup.

- Jonathan VEAL

Harry Kane's first-half double along with goals from Anthony Gordon and Eberechi Eze and a Maksims Tonisevs own goal earned a 5-0 victory over Latvia which guaranteed them a place at the tournament in North America.

But Tuchel was on the receiving end of lighthearted chants from England's travelling fans who were responding to the German’s criticism of the atmosphere during Thursday's 3-0 friendly win over Wales.

He was subject to taunts of “we sing when we want”, “are we loud enough for you?” and others, while former England international Gary Neville was also on the receiving end following his recent comments about “middle-aged white men”.

Tuchel said: “I got a bit of stick today, in the first half, pretty much in every song.

“So fair enough. Well done. I take it and good humour, good sense of humour.