Thomas Tuchel started his English ruled on Friday evening with a 2-0 win over Albania, but the German was not exaggerated by the performance of his team at Wembley.
His big night came on the perfect start when England was rewarded for a smooth football when Myles Lewis-Skelly scored the first goal of the new era in the 20th minute.
Those who expected the locks to open against modest opposition remained disappointed when Tuchel's side had not added a nice finish by Harry Kane by Harry Kane in the 77th minute.
Tuchel is known for being brutally honest and the former Chelsea -Baas was where to form when asked to judge the performance of his new team after he took the lead.
“We were not disciplined in the structure,” said Tuchel. 'We have tried a little too much alone and out of possession.
'It was a liquid game in half the opponent, but not on the last 20 meters. We must take more risk with broken balls behind the line.
'I felt that there was more frustration in the second half, we could not play in our structure and it became more complicated. We have to play through people and find a better rhythm.
“We get better. We will understand better and I will better understand the players to find more aggressive movements. '
Tuchel showed faith in Marcus Rashford by not only calling on the 27-year-old after an international break of 12 months, but by calling him in his first team. Rashford played on the left while the right -sided position was filled by Phil Foden.
Tuchel was not impressed by what he saw from both men, and said that neither was decisive enough in the broad areas. The head coach admitted that the three lions were not fast enough to find one of the two man.
“We hope for more impact in these positions,” Tuchel said.
'More dribbling and more aggressively runs to the box. In general, that was missing. The opportunities come from the small runs behind the line. They were not as decisive as they can be. '
Jude Bellingham, whose genius of Geniality Lewis-Skelly's first half more open, repeated Tuchel by believing that there will be considerably more branch prints that extra sessions will see them in coming camps.
“We had clear ideas about what we wanted to do and how to play,” said Bellingham. 'It's hard to play against a team that is so low. In general we held well, we had a really good training week. A good victory to start the new era.
'The point is to maintain the rhythm, to maintain the pace. Maybe be a bit more clinical. The more we are together as a group, the more we will learn. '
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