England coach Tuchel impatient for improvement after dire display against Andorra

Thomas Tuchel said he is impatient to see improve- ment from his England side and believes there is no need to “sugarcoat” criticism after an underwhelm- ing 1-0 victory over minnows Andorra on Saturday.

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The Three Lions came under fire for their sloppy performance in the World Cup qualifier in Barcelona, where Harry Kane scored the only goal early in the second half.

They were booed after struggling to break down a team ranked 173rd in the world even though they extended Tuchel's winning start to three games.

“I'm impatient and want to do better,” the former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain boss said ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Senegal in Nottingham.

“We are thinking about giving the players a little bit more freedom in the structure - let's see.

“Tomorrow we face a more physical and demanding team. On paper it might not look as offensive as we were against Andorra but will give the players more freedom to express themselves and hopefully we see that on Tuesday.”

A serial winner of major titles, Tuchel was appointed as the third foreign coach of England to great fanfare, but he has so far failed to deliver on the exciting brand of football he promised.