England angle slammed by Roy Keane after lacklusutre World Cup qualifier win over Andorra | Soccer Information

Roy Keane criticised the angle of England’s gamers of their laboured 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra, as Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel admitted: “We performed with fireplace”.

Harry Kane scored the successful purpose early within the second half however all through the competition England struggled to chop by way of the world’s 173rd-ranked facet in a sport performed within the Spanish warmth of Barcelona.

Tuchel slated his facet’s lack of “urgency, high quality and power” when he spoke to ITV after the sport and Sky Sports activities pundit Keane was scathing of England’s method to the broadcaster.

“We attempt to make excuses for England however I believed once they scored the purpose they felt it was job achieved. I used to be actually upset with their angle once they scored,” mentioned Keane.

“The supervisor cannot be pleased with the trouble within the final half hour. General, notably within the second half, the angle wasn’t nice.

“Once I see gamers becoming bored, which I noticed within the final half an hour, I do not wish to see that.

“Go and get some extra targets. They should impress the supervisor, he is nonetheless new to the job.

“You’ll be able to’t preserve trying to Kane, the opposite attacking gamers should have an effect.”

Keane was additionally vital of Kane’s post-match evaluation which included the captain saying, “We take the factors and transfer on.”

“I do not just like the message out of your senior gamers is that the job was achieved, we’ll take it, no matter,” mentioned Keane.

“You ought to be setting your requirements increased than that. You ought to be saying they need to have scored three or 4 extra. We defend the gamers, say it is the top of the season and speak in regards to the sizzling circumstances, and Kane seemed shattered.

“However nonetheless, you need extra. The standard England have in assault, they’ve to point out it.”

Tuchel later defended Kane, saying: “Harry confirmed the angle in the long run that’s wanted to carry it over the road.

“He is one of many only a few to essentially step up and put a shift in in the long run when issues obtained a bit caught and uncomfortable.

Tuchel: We performed with fireplace – we anticipate extra

However Tuchel was additionally alarmed by the method of his gamers – and the dangers that perceived angle introduced within the remaining levels with the scoreline at 1-0 and Andorra advancing into England’s half.

“I did not just like the angle how we ended the sport, not the entire sport, it is a large distinction,” Tuchel mentioned in his post-match press convention.

“I favored the angle within the first 25 minutes, however I did not just like the final half an hour. We lacked the seriousness and urgency wanted in a World Cup qualifier.

“We performed with fireplace and I did not just like the angle on the finish. I did not just like the physique language, and I do not assume it is what the event wanted.”

Tuchel added: “I felt it, nearly like in a cup sport the place the favorite doesn’t odor the hazard. I did not really feel a crew that was conscious it was solely 1-0 up in a World Cup qualifier. I am not blaming them, I simply really feel they had been caught and step-by-step the power dropped. We wanted the other, however we couldn’t ship that.”

Tuchel additionally highlighted their lack of precision from his facet within the remaining third: “We created an xG of three and underperformed with one purpose, which is uncommon in a match like this the place you usually overperform an xG.

“Usually should you create three you rating 5, by particular person high quality and ending. However it was a scarcity of high quality in the long run of each halves. It is sincere to confess it and never speak round it.

“We anticipate extra, we are able to ship extra and we’ll attempt to take it as a studying.”

Curtis Jones lined up as a makeshift right-back, whereas Jordan Henderson made his first England begin since November 2023 and Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer made their first appearances below Tuchel.

However regardless of that beginning XI elevating some eyebrows, Tuchel was bullish about his choice.

“I might select the identical line-up once more as a result of that was the selection,” he mentioned. “That’s what we noticed and what we believed in.

“I feel it was a really robust line-up. Based on the event, we did not wish to give the sign that we simply change and really feel it is gained anyway. Now now we have a sport that we do not actually like and we’re not pleased with it.”

Evaluation: Tuchel left with extra questions than solutions

Sky Sports activities Information’ Rob Dorsett in Barcelona:

“Tuchel tinkered however he leaves Barcelona with extra questions than solutions. For me, he overcomplicated it, with so many gamers out of place. England lacked power and invention, and however for the good Madueke, it might need been a lot worse. It was he who pestered and probed, till his excellent cross discovered Kane sliding in on the again publish for England’s solely purpose.

“Credit score Andorra, who defended brilliantly, however England requested far too few questions of them over 90 minutes. Tuchel could have some tough inquiries to reply. And he should admit he obtained this one incorrect.

“A 1-0 victory over the fourth-worst crew in the entire of Europe is tantamount to a humiliation. And the England help let the gamers know precisely how they felt on the remaining whistle.”