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Topics: Thomas Tuchel, England, Wales, Wembley Stadium, Football
Ryan Smart
Topics: Thomas Tuchel, England, Wales, Wembley Stadium, Football
Thomas Tuchel has called out England fans in attendance at Wembley after their 3-0 win over Wales.
The Three Lions secured a comfortable win through first half goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka.
They had chances to extend their advantage further in the second half, with Rogers hitting the bar with a curling effort from 12 yards.
It was another positive night for Tuchel and his side after last month's 5-0 away thrashing of Serbia in World Cup qualifying.
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But the England manager called out the home supporters for being 'silent' after the third goal went in - and said that he could hear Wales fans more clearly for half an hour of the match.
"The stadium was silent," he told ITV Sport. "Silent. We never got any energy back from the fans, and I think the players delivered a lot to get more from the stands.
"Yeah [expecting more from Wembley]. What more can you give in 20 minutes? Three goals, the way we were going, the way we were attacking Wales and the way we didn't let them escape, even in their own half. Then there was ball win after ball win after ball win.
"If you then hear, for half an hour, just Wales fans, it's a bit sad because I think the team deserved big support."
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England long played nearly all of their competitive and friendly fixtures at Wembley after the stadium re-opened in 2007, but have started playing in other venues more often since 2021.
They lost 3-1 to Senegal at the City Ground in June, before a 2-0 victory over Serbia at Villa Park last month.
Nine of their other 10 fixtures have been hosted at Wembley since the beginning of 2024, with the exception being a 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024.
When pressed on whether he believed England could have scored more goals if there was more energy in the second half, Tuchel replied: "Yeah, I think so. We had chances in the second half, Morgan, Anthony Gordon had two big chances. I think we could have scored.
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"And then you maybe need a goal to keep the whole thing going again, try to have some impact from the bench. It was not easy. But honestly, the effort was always there, so no harm done."