England's 3-0 World Cup qualification victory against Latvia featured goals from Reece James, Harry Kane, and Eberechi Eze. Coach Thomas Tuchel substituted Jude Bellingham to prevent the midfielder from receiving a red card after a risky challenge. Despite the dominant win, Tuchel acknowledged that the game lacked excitement due to Latvia's defensive tactics. He praised the team's performance, maintaining a flawless start as coach with two wins and clean sheets, although noted there is still room for improvement.
"We had a situation with Jude Bellingham where anything can happen and suddenly have a yellow-red card. Then everything could turn upside down, so that's why I made the change from the bench."
"I think the first one [yellow card] was a bit harsh because he [Bellingham] was dribbling and we suddenly had a yellow card. It felt strange at half-time that we had a yellow and none of our opponents did."
"There is still room to improve, but two wins, two clean sheets and we didn't allow any big chance."
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