**Myles Lewis-Skelly has had a brilliant season which has seen him break into both the Arsenal and England team, and Thomas Tuchel heaped praise onto him after the game.**
The 18-year-old scored the opening goal in the 2-0 win over Albania in Tuchel’s first game, and had an overall outstanding performance.
On his impressive debut, Tuchel said: “He was amazing, he’s full of confidence and such a mature character. Very impressive, he does it with a natural confidence.
“A great performance, he is full of courage and quality. He was decisive and opened this game for us.”
Despite the scoreline and comfortable win, Phil Foden once again struggled in an England shirt. “We will encourage him to do his best and go at defenders and dribble. Both of our wingers who started were not as impactful as they can be, as they are in club football.
“I am not sure why we struggled to move the ball to them quicker. I need to review the match. I think we lacked runs off the ball. There was too much passing and not enough dribbling. Not enough carrying the ball and driving with the ball. Not aggressive enough towards goal.”
Tuchel was ruthless in his post-match assessment, slightly surprising after what was on the surface a comfortable win. But that is the kind of coach he is, and what has led him to win 11 major trophies in his managerial career.
He did also praise aspects of his side’s performance, namely the start: “We started dominant in the match. Fluid with a lot of passes. But this is a difficult opponent.
“They play an unorthodox style. They have speed and physicality up front. I think we saw them in the form of the Euros where Spain, Croatia and Italy struggled against them. We managed to get our first win and first clean sheet.”
England play Latvia next up on Monday, and with only three days between the two games, it will be interesting to see what line-up the new manager chooses to go with.