Tuchel chews over how to break down Andorra

THOMAS Tuchel likened the challenge of breaking down Andorra to “chewing gum” and wants England to show “more enthusiasm” than they did against the minnows in June's narrow win.

- By SIMON PEACH

The road to next summer's World Cup continues with today’s Villa Park clash against the 174th-ranked side before attention turns to Tuesday's tough-looking trip to Serbia.

It would be an almighty shock if England head to Belgrade on the back of anything other than a victory considering Andorra have lost all seven of the nations’ previous meetings without so much as scoring a goal.

But the microstate made life hard for Tuchel’s side in June, when the candid coach said his team “played with fire” due to their lack of “seriousness and urgency” ina stuttering 1-0 win.

“I didn’t like, it’s also down to me,’ said the England boss as he reflected on a night in Barcelona where his side were booed. “The structure was not ideal to speed the game up.