Tuchel bemoans 'silent' Wembley amid victory

THOMAS Tuchel felt England’s players deserved more support from the stands against Wales as he took aim at the “silent” crowd following Thursday's 3-0 friendly win at Wembley.

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Craig Bellamy and Thomas Tuchel, right, share a word on the touchline

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THOMAS Tuchel felt England’s players deserved more support from the stands against Wales as he took aim at the “silent” crowd following Thursday's 3-0 friendly win at Wembley.

A packed house watched the Euro 2024 runners-up carry on where they left off in Serbia last month, with Morgan Rogers opening his Three Lions account just 130 seconds into the game.

Ollie Watkins put England further ahead and Bukayo Saka brilliantly added a third in the 20th minute, but Wales avoided further humiliation and Tuchel expressed frustration with the Wembley faithful.

“We did very, very well,” he told ITV afterwards. “We had an excellent first half, we were 3-0 up very quickly but could have been four or five up at halftime.

“Then we couldn't score the fourth one or the fifth one. The stadium was silent. Silent. We never got any energy back from the fans and I think the players delivered a lot to get more from the fans.

“So, it was difficult to keep everything going in the second half, but we did excellent, we deserved to win. Next step in the right direction”