🔗 Share this article Tuchel Expresses Disappointment Over Home Crowd Support Despite Dominant Win Over Wales. The England head coach shared his sadness that the Three Lions team did not get stronger encouragement from the home crowd during their impressive friendly win against Wales on Thursday night. Tuchel was happy to see his squad continue their strong performance, with strikes from Rogers, Ollie Watkins, and Bukayo Saka inside the initial stages deciding the contest. Yet, he was displeased with the atmosphere at the national stadium. “We had one and a half sessions to prepare against a organized team and we did very well,” Tuchel commented. “We could have been 5-0 up at the break. We couldn’t score the fourth and fifth ones. There was little noise. There was no any energy back from the crowd. Our team gave their all to win.” “What more can you provide in 20 minutes? We prevented them get away. When you only hear just Wales fans for 30 minutes, it’s regrettable because the team deserved greater backing today.” “I stand by my words. There’s nothing more than leading three goals up in a derby. I hoped for a little more support in moments where it becomes tough.” “After halftime, to support us, there was a bit too much support for Wales. It could have helped us to regain energy, but that’s football and that is it.” Selection Choices Justified by Performance Away from potentially starting a fight with supporters, the manager also caused a stir by leaving out Jude Bellingham and Foden from his squad. But the move was backed up by Rogers delivering another standout performance in the No 10 position and netting his first international goal. “He is what he is,” Tuchel explained. “He is a No 10 and he is competing for his place.” Bellamy Seeks Improvement from Defeat Craig Bellamy expressed hope that Wales, who face a strong Belgian side in a key qualifying match on next week, improve after their poor first-half display. “This is why I wanted this game,” Bellamy said. “I wanted to assess our current level. Where do we want to go? Who do we want to be? This performance fills me with drive.” Fitness Worry for Striker Ollie Watkins was taken off at half-time after clattering into a goalpost and may miss out when England face their next opponents in Riga in a qualifier on Tuesday.