Roy Keane criticised England for falling again “into their old ways” and enjoying “sidewards, backwards passes” of their uninspiring win over Andorra.
An personal purpose and a second-half header from Declan Rice took England to a 2-0 win at Villa Park to take care of their 100 per cent document in World Cup qualifying however this newest victory was solely a slight enchancment on the poor efficiency away to Andorra in June.
The message earlier than the match from Thomas Tuchel was that his aspect have been prepared to point out the depth, vitality and scientific edge that had been lacking in the summertime however, after a quick begin, England struggled to choose a approach by their well-organised opponents. There have been probabilities for extra targets, significantly within the second half, however this was not the massive step forwards Tuchel would have been hoping for.
England managed simply 11 photographs from 83 per cent possession.
“The manager didn’t look too happy at the end,” stated Sky Sports activities pundit Keane on ITV.
“He’ll be pissed off once more with the second half. We’re on about setting excessive requirements, getting good habits.
“I nonetheless assume England fell again into their previous methods tonight, actually within the second half. Sidewards, backwards passes.
“We saw their two goals, particularly the second one, just from a cross. They’ve got to cross it a bit more, don’t complicate the game. And I still think they go backwards too many times.”
Tuchel insisted progress is being made. “I’m very positive about the group that was in camp now and how they presented themselves, how they behaved, how they trained and how we played today,” he stated in his post-match press convention.
“I’m absolutely convinced that we are on the right way and on the right path.”
Nonetheless, he additionally spoke plainly when criticising the performances of attackers Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke and Marcus Rashford.
“We missed the little moments to accelerate the game,” he instructed ITV. “Maybe Ebs had not his best day in the No 10 position. He trained so well. In the decision-making, struggled a little bit.
“The final go from Noni was not scientific sufficient. Rashford had some good moments however could not end them with a scientific help.
“We should have scored the second one earlier because the second goal gave us much more freedom.”
‘A really sturdy efficiency’ – Tuchel praises Anderson
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Elliot Anderson was happy with how his eye-catching debut efficiency for England in opposition to Andorra panned out
There was, although, reward for Elliot Anderson, who impressed because the deep-lying midfielder on debut.
Tuchel had flagged this as an issue place for England earlier than the sport, hinting centre-back John Stones may very well be the most suitable choice, however he stated Anderson “passed the test” and will proceed within the function going forwards, beginning with Serbia away on Tuesday.
Anderson impressed on debut for England
“He’s just a very, very good football player. He has the physicality, he’s a very mobile No 6, he loves to defend, he loves to put his body inside, he loves passing, he loves to break the lines, he’s just very mobile in this game, it was a pleasure to see,” stated Tuchel.
“It was a bit of a nervous start into the week, which is also nice to see, that not everything is normal for the guys. They’re still nervous to come to camp, and I’m not afraid to admit it, that they were a bit nervous, but very quickly he adapted to the quality and then we thought, why not give him the stadium straight away?
“I feel the staff round him made it as simple as doable for him, and he had a really sturdy efficiency.”
