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England's players are heading back to their clubs after Thomas Tuchel's reign starts with back-to-back World Cup qualifying wins.

It's the FA Cup quarter-finals at the weekend followed by the return of the Premier League next midweek.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel talking about feeling frustrated: "It’s normal in coaching. You see an opportunity and the players don’t see it. I felt that we didn’t take this opportunity to catch them disorganised. For short seconds you’re frustrated and then push the players again.

"I need to understand how they behave, and what they like out of possession. It’s not about a win – everyone expects a win – you have to put in a lot of work. The xG doesn’t come by itself.

"The second goal gives you freedom. We expect to win. If it’s 1-0, anything can happen. We had a situation with Jude Bellingham that reminds us all that everything can be upside down. I was very happy with the attitude from the bench. I’m always a little bit nervous."

Tikenlikkle: We won’t know anything about Tuchel’s England until the knockout stages of the World Cup when we play a decent side, when it matters.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel talking about Reece James in his post-match news conference: "We did it rarely at Chelsea. If you play a dominant match like today he [Reece James] can be a hybrid midfielder to help create an overload. He plays chipped balls. He’s very confident.

"If there are a lot of transitions in midfield I’m not sure it will suit him perfectly. Reece’s quality is at the highest level. We were in close contact in the last weeks. We were sure and learned that he trained without pausing.

"We knew he was in good shape and in a good space mentally. That’s what he proved. He was very positive throughout the camp."

Lowercase: Another minnow dispatched. Bring on the next minnow...

And here's how Group K looks after England take six points from games against Albania and Latvia.

Thomas Tuchel will next take charge of the Three Lions on 7 June when they play away to Andorra in another World Cup qualifier before hosting Senegal in a friendly three days later.

Marble: Two games won under Tuchel, no goals conceded. England fans as negative as ever.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

England's victory margin was eventually a convincing one, but they made life hard for themselves before finally putting away a side 136 places below them in the world rankings.

It was no surprise that England's vast superiority and fitness finally proved all too much, despite the visitors' determined defence.

The six-point haul was fully expected from Thomas Tuchel's first two games against such opposition, and he will be satisfied with two clean sheets.

But it will prove a highly valuable exercise in informing him where England must improve if they are to fulfil his single mission - which is to win the 2026 World Cup at the conclusion of his 18-month contract.

Read Phil McNulty's match report from Wembley.

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No question about the moment of the night.

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England defender Marc Guehi, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "Good win, clean sheet, job done. Teams are going to come here and make it difficult for us. We did well today as a team to unlock it. Finding rhythm, building relationships. Overall, it's been a good week.

"I'm over the moon for him [Eberechi Eze]. Every time he's come on, he's created things. I'm glad it was on target and they gave it to him.

"There is always room for improvement, we've got a long way to go until we reach our target of qualifying."

Izzy Christiansen
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Wembley

I was watching Thomas Tuchel in his tactical area. The body language to the players coming off was to hurry up. He wants high-intensity and exciting football. He wants this England team to play like that and look like that.

You are not going to do that playing against Latvia. Tuchel will learn that it is not like club football until it heats up in a major tournament.

This Is The Way: Ok, so not a massive win but I got tired of reading comments about the team ranked 140th. They're still an international team playing at Wembley - they're going to be working hard to keep it tight and not a cricket score. People are so impatient - just embarrassing. 3 - 0 was alright.

Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

It's been a false test hasn't it? England were up against a team that would not throw a punch.

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More from England boss Thomas Tuchel on Jude Bellingham escaping a second yellow card: "We were a bit lucky."

On Morgan Rogers: "He did good. I'm happy with him in general. He deserved to start, in a match where we are so dominant could suit him more to play from the wings. He felt more freedom when we played him there, there was more space.

"I learn about the players and the game, so it is interesting."

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Harry Kane has scored 17 goals in his last 17 international appearances for England at Wembley.

The Three Lions captain has delivered 71 goals in 105 appearances for his country.

JoeD: I expect England to win all the qualifying games and then get knocked out of the tournament by the first decent team we meet - it's the England way!

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England midfielder Morgan Rogers, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's a dream come true, a moment to remember for sure. We knew it would be difficutl and that they would defend well in a low block. Our quality showed. I'm delighted."

When he found out the team: "Not long before we came to the stadium actually. We get used to it and deal with it as players."

On starting: "That's what you want to do when you play football. You don't want to sit on the bench. Thankfully I got my chance and hopefully I can get many more in the future."

"I'm a bit disappointed I didn't score. I'm not always going to get it right but if I do the right things then good things will come from that."

On Thomas Tuchel: "The way he speaks to you is nice, he's chilled but when it's time to work then it's time to work. We need to keep pushing."

On Aston Villa: "Everything is going well right now, we just need to take it game-by-game and see how we go."

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Warnation20: Safe to say Myles Lewis-Skelly has cemented himself as England's number one left back, I will pick him over Luke Shaw any day.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel, speaking to ITV: "It was not an easy match. We saw a lot of good things, created good chances. We needed a free-kick to unlock it. I'm happy with the attitude, energy and desire. We will get there.

"I know Reecey [James] and the quality the boy has is amazing. He has every right to be proud and happy with his performance. He is in excellent shape. He looks sharp, in shape and the quality there can be no doubt.

"The second half we started to slow the game down and made little movement, which makes no sense. But the second goal was better as we showed acceleration from one of our sixes. We encourage everyone to have these late accelerations but we struggled a bit until the goal."