England remains full of course in the World Cup qualification. And Thomas Tuchel also did a lot against the accusation in the sovereign 5-0 (2: 0) in Serbia, his team games boring.
The balance sheet until the kick -off in the “Marakana” – as the stadium in Belgrade actually is called – actually read as if any criticism of Tuchel was a luxury problem: the German coach had had four victories in the K group until then, plus a goal difference of 8: 0. However, two of these four games had been really unspeakable. In the dwarf state of Andorra there was a poor 1-0 on June 7, the second leg on September 6th ended 2-0 with the help of an Andorran own goal and was similar to footballer.
“Boring, Boring England” – but Tuchel defends his team
After that, a discussion that was by no means only fueled in England broke out from the “Yellow Press” about what could be done on such evening as a team of Tuchel to watch football. “After five games under Tuchel, it is difficult to remember positive aspects of the English team”caution “The Sun”, the “Daily Mirror” titled “Boring, Boring England”. But the BBC also asked Suggestive where the progress should actually be under Tuchel.
The coach, who led FC Chelsea to the Champions League triumph in 2021, presented himself to his team as usual as usual: “I liked what we played.” The fact that the maximum of half the truth warm showed his reaction to the match on Saturday – with four changes in the starting XI. On the offensive in Belgrade Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers received an opportunity in the defense Ezri Konsa and Tino Livramento move into the team.
Again 30 minutes of yawn football, but then …
The first half hour in the Marakana was again yawn football. England controlled the action against astonishingly passive and purely defensive -oriented Serbs, but acted in ball circulation without moments of surprise and far too slowly. Then it set a standard in the 33rd minute. And once again it was the best combination that the Three Lions have: Declan Rice presented Harry Kane.
After that, almost something like liberation was broad in the English game, suddenly the fun factor was added that the press and the public had missed so painfully. The ball suddenly ran like clockwork, and only three minutes after the tour was a dream goal: Elliot Anderson had played a ball steeply from the defensive, Rogers extended perfectly with the outside of Noni Mandueke, which marched through and finished in the expression.
Two goals through Central defender
In the second round, England seamlessly linked to this best quarter of an hour in Tuchel’s short term, the players communicated a lot to each other, laughed and argued, it was fun. With Konsah (52nd) and Marc Guéhi (75th), two interior diverse, and a lot more would have been possible. Serbia was also decimated by the emergency brake by Nikola Milenković against Kane (72nd) himself, with Djed Spence the first Muslim in the history of Three Lions, his debut in the national jersey.
In the final quarter of an hour, the also substituted Ollie Watkins and Marcus Rashford had other top -class players, and Rashford finally produced the final score with a penalty. Tuchel enthusiastically applauded on the sidelines, it was an all -round successful football evening with a half -hour attempt – this time the press should also have relatively little complaining.