Tuchel slams ‘silent’ England fans

THOMAS Tuchel blasted England’s “silent” fans for failing to back his team loudly enough during their 3-0 friendly win over Wales at Wembley on Thursday.

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ENGLAND players led by Bukayo Saka (left), celebrate one of the three goals against Wales on Thursday as the sold-out crowd looks on chilled, leading to coach Thomas Tuchel's dissatisfaction.

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Tuchel’s side delivered an eye-catching first-half display as Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka all netted inside the first 20 minutes.

England’s swaggering performance, which followed a 5-0 demolition of Serbia in a crucial World Cup qualifier in September, was a promising sign as they gear up for next year’s World Cup.

But Tuchel took exception to what he felt was a tepid response from England supporters in the sellout crowd.

“We did very, very well. We had an excellent first half, we were 3-0 up very quickly but could have been four or five.

“Then we couldn't score the fourth one or the fifth one and the stadium was silent,” Tuchel told ITV.

“Silent! We never got any energy back from the fans and | think the players delivered a lot to get more from the fans.