The German's road to World Cup qualification began with a win, every big call just about came off and there was a wonderful Wembley fairytale mixed in for good measure.
Arsenal kid Myles Lewis-Skelly, aged 18 years and 176 days, made history when he scored the first goal of the Tuchel era.
Then Harry Kane hit his 70th goal on his 104th cap to prove that Tuchel can rely on his captain to keep scoring all the way up to the World Cup.
Tuchel said: “We can do better, we have to do better. We started well, we had seven-eight minutes with 100 per cent ball possession with a lot of passes and high energy.
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“The opponent is hard to break down as they defend in a deep block.
“In the Euros they managed to not concede chances. Second half, I felt we were too slow and in general not enough runs off the ball to get behind the line.”
Lewis-Skelly was the youngest player to score on his senior Three Lions debut, surpassing Marcus Rashford’s record of 18 years and 209 days.
Dan Burn, 32, is at the other end of the scale but at times he looked cumbersome and sluggish.
Rashford, making his first appearance since November 2023, justified his selection while Jude Bellingham ran the show from the No.10 role.
And there was even a return for Jordan Henderson at 34 as the Ajax veteran came on as a late sub.
It was not always the “exciting” football Tuchel had craved as the second half was a bit scrappy and disjointed but the win was everything.
England have 15 months until the World Cup and there were enough reasons for optimism to think Tuchel has a good balance of youth, ex...
Arsenal kid Myles Lewis-Skelly, aged 18 years and 176 days, made history when he scored the first goal of the Tuchel era.
Then Harry Kane hit his 70th goal on his 104th cap to prove that Tuchel can rely on his captain to keep scoring all the way up to the World Cup.
Tuchel said: “We can do better, we have to do better. We started well, we had seven-eight minutes with 100 per cent ball possession with a lot of passes and high energy.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742610876/articles/3QOVi34kD9FBkccdaFsys/4221242311.jpg]
“The opponent is hard to break down as they defend in a deep block.
“In the Euros they managed to not concede chances. Second half, I felt we were too slow and in general not enough runs off the ball to get behind the line.”
Lewis-Skelly was the youngest player to score on his senior Three Lions debut, surpassing Marcus Rashford’s record of 18 years and 209 days.
Dan Burn, 32, is at the other end of the scale but at times he looked cumbersome and sluggish.
Rashford, making his first appearance since November 2023, justified his selection while Jude Bellingham ran the show from the No.10 role.
And there was even a return for Jordan Henderson at 34 as the Ajax veteran came on as a late sub.
It was not always the “exciting” football Tuchel had craved as the second half was a bit scrappy and disjointed but the win was everything.
England have 15 months until the World Cup and there were enough reasons for optimism to think Tuchel has a good balance of youth, ex...
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