What remains after Tuchel's debut against England

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Although not too convincing and beautiful, Thomas Tuchel's England still got what they needed, a victory against Albania.

England started the match against Albania as they showed in the final period under Gareth Southgate.

These were careful and technically accurate passing combinations in midfield but almost did not cause difficulties for Albania's dense defense.

When the familiar paper airplanes began to fall onto the ground from the stands, a moment of individual brilliance broke the game.

Harry Kane's decline in fitness has allowed Jude Bellingham to take on the role of the main character of the England team for the past year. And the Real Madrid player has proven his ability once again.

Bellingham created a pass for Myles Lewis-Skelly to score, thereby becoming the youngest player to score in his England debut at the age of 18 and 209 days.

Tuchel has criticised Southgate for some aspects in press conferences and interviews earlier this week. The German wants to create a physically strong and agile team.

That is why Dan Burn appeared and Marcus Rashford was also called back with impressive speed after nearly a year.

Bellingham and Declan Rice form a midfield duo, Walker and Lewis-Skelly are constantly moving in the wing, while Burn always appear in set pieces.

Will this face-to-face, high-intensity style work in the heat of North American summer after a tiring season? But that was a question for another occasion.

Nhin chung van can them thoi gian de danh gia ve tuyen Anh duoi thoi Tuchel. Anh: AFP
In general, more time is needed to evaluate the England team under Tuchel. Photo: AFP

Back in the match against Albania, in the 77th minute, from Rice's cross, Kane held the ball away from the Albania defender and then put his right foot in the far corner to defeat goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha. This was also the goal that sealed the 2-0 victory for the "Three Lions" at Wembley.

In fact, Tuchel's England debut could not have been easier. England have now won all 7 times against Albania, conceding only 1 goal in that time. The World Cup qualifying campaign was just a procedure for England, who have gone 32 consecutive matches unbeaten.

Nights similar to the match against Albania don't say much about the "Three Lions" under Tuchel. It was the final 30 minutes of a knockout match, when physical strength was declining and doubts began to appear. Will England's gambling with Tuchel be successful?

"I want England to be able to create more pressure from the two wings. I want players to dribble more, pass less and get into the penalty area more aggressively. In general, this is something the England team needs to do more.

England's chance in this match comes from their running attacks behind the opponent's defense. Like Jude Bellingham, he had many good moves in the first half of the match" - Tuchel said after the win over Albania.

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