It was a celebratory night at Wembley as Tuchel was warmly eaten by England suckers, but not everyone will have come down happy.
England began life under Thomas Tuchel with a 2- 0 palm at home to Albania, remonstrating off their World Cup qualifying crusade with a rather routine palm at a vented-out Wembley Stadium.
The German trainer has had to stay roughly five months to get on the touchline after agreeing to take charge of the Three Lions back in October, and the opening night went according to plan.
The hosts broke the impasse when Jude Bellingham picked out Myles Lewis-Skelly’s run in behind the Albania backline, and the Arsenal full-reverse slotted under goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha. They added an alternate late in the day when Harry Kane beautifully took down a Declan Rice cross before entwining his strike into the far corner.
England has passed the first of eight tests on their road to the 2026 World Cup, and they have not done their chances of glory any detriment by remonstrating Tuchel’s reign in the most stylish possible fashion.
