The good news is that England, under new head coach Thomas Tuchel, are off to a winning start. The Three Lions secured a comfortable 2-0 victory in the World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley. It’s three points on the board and ultimately that’s all that matters. The bad news is that it wasn’t exactly the best of games, lacking quality and excitement. The stark truth remains that England lack the clinical edge that the top teams possess. After the game, Tuchel admitted as much, saying his players needed to do better overall. His honesty is commendable.
The new head coach handed England debuts to Newcastle’s Dan Burn and the Arsenal prodigy Myles Lewis-Skelly. Marcus Rashford made his first start for the national team in more than a year.
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