""The stadium was silent. Silent. We never got any energy back from the stands." England boss Thomas Tuchel reflected on his frustration at the Wembley support for his side after they scored three times in 20 minutes in their dominant 3-0 friendly win over Wales. Goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka put the hosts in control, but they could not build on that in a flat second half, where the home crowd was quieter than the visitors."
""I love English football and I love English football fans and the support they give, but I think the atmosphere did not match the performance on the field. We had excellent support in Serbia, but [here] we were 3-0 up after 20 minutes, we had ball win after ball win after ball win and I felt like why is the roof still on the stadium?""
England beat Wales 3-0 at Wembley with Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka scoring three times in the opening 20 minutes. The second half lacked energy and the home crowd remained quieter than visiting supporters despite England's sustained pressure and repeated ball wins. The side has won six of seven matches since January, with the only defeat to Senegal, and has scored eight goals across the last two fixtures after a 5-0 win over Serbia. The team felt the atmosphere did not match the on-field performance and pledged to work to generate more crowd engagement.
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