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'Makes no sense' - Thomas Tuchel criticises England display as coach admits they 'struggled a bit' despite World Cup qualifying win against Latvia

<p>Tuchel has started his career as England boss with two straight wins in the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia. The Three Lions kicked off the clash against Latvia with a superb <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/england-player-ratings-vs-latvia-reece-james-harry-kane-thomas-tuchel/bltdaddc08adfcd256c" target="_blank">free-kick strike in the first half before second-half goals from Harry Kane and Eberechi Eze rounded up a 3-0 win</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>England seemed to struggle to get off the blocks at the start of the second half against Latvia despite dominating the proceedings in the first half, as it seemed the visitors may get back into the game. However, the Three Lions held off the surge and got back their stronghold of the clash, and Tuchel has now admitted that the drop at the start of the second half "makes no sense".</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking to the media, Tuchel said: "It was not an easy match. We saw a lot of good things, created good chances. We needed a free-kick to unlock it. I'm happy with the attitude, energy and desire. We will get there.</p><p>"The second half we started to slow the game down and made little movement, which makes no sense. But the second goal was better as we showed acceleration from one of our sixes. We encourage everyone to have these late accelerations but we struggled a bit until the goal."</p>

WHAT TUCHEL SAID

<p>Tuchel will now some more time to analyse what exactly happened at the start of the second half as well as the two games in their entirety. The Three Lions will return to action in June against Andorra in the third World Cup qualifier.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND?

'Makes no sense' - Thomas Tuchel criticises England display as coach admits they 'struggled a bit' despite World Cup qualifying win against Latvia | Goal.com

England boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that the Three Lions &apos;struggled a bit&apos; at the start of the second half of their 3-0 win against Latvia.

&apos;Makes no sense&apos; - Thomas Tuchel criticises England display as coach admits they &apos;struggled a bit&apos; despite World Cup qualifying win against Latvia