Hello, congratulations on the win. This is Pickford's eighth consecutive clean sheet. He just broke the record he shared with Banks. He didn't have much to do today, but he did make key saves when needed. How good was his performance today?
Tuchel: "Very good. Because it's not easy to stay focused when you're so dominant in the first half and have basically nothing to do, and then suddenly something goes wrong in the 42 or 41 minute, it's a dangerous moment. He made a very quick save with his legs in the second half. He's a great saver, there's no doubt about it. He faced a challenge today because they were pressing us high and we wanted to get away from it. We want the opportunity to get out of the press with short passes and not just his long passes. He did very well. Stayed calm, stayed calm. That's basically what we ask of him. He stayed calm and focused. Keeping eight clean sheets in a row is a huge achievement in itself. Of course he's a goalkeeper and he doesn't do it alone. So it's always a team effort. I think he's happy to share the credit with the defenders in front of him, but more importantly we keep him as safe as possible through our defensive strategy. He's doing well, he's in good shape, he's still improving, he's still adapting to what we're asking him to do. This is very gratifying. Well done and congratulations on this amazing achievement. "
Hello, about Saka, he today became the player with the most goals in the history of Arsenal for England. A genius for his age. In a way. How great do you feel to work with a player of this caliber?
Tuchel: "How many goals can he score? 133? There should be more. This is not enough. So he has to keep trying. I thought it would be at least 30 goals so I could say, 'It's not enough because I'm never satisfied'. But yes, he is a constant threat for Arsenal in the toughest league in the world. So why can't he establish himself in the international arena? We offered him a spot. He has attitude, physicality, talent. He has all the qualities to become a top international player. That's exactly what he has to show. We can only encourage him to make an impact, which he did today. He will have to try to repeat his performance in the next game. "
Hello, you talked about England playing like a club team. I think you mentioned it in Serbia as well. Do you want to keep this atmosphere going forward? Do you need to choose the same lineup to maintain this club feeling?
Tuchel: "Today we made four substitutions and they performed well. I didn't feel any disruption in fluidity, or any disruption in running loads and pressing patterns. The team is self-motivated, they buy into the philosophy, and they love chasing their opponents. It's intense right now, it's demanding, but it's very effective, and they execute at a high level. I'm very happy with the last two games. We're definitely on the right track and it feels like we're showing a club-like chemistry on the sidelines, which is what we want to achieve. That's the atmosphere we want to create and like I said the competition is on and you can feel it. The players who came on were happy to play and wanted to keep their jerseys, and the four substitutions were seamless immediately. So well done. "
You just mentioned lineup continuity, but is lineup stability needed?
Tuchel: "Obviously injuries are sometimes unavoidable. We tried this time during the call-up process but the door is always open in all directions because what matters is what you contribute to us and what you are involved in, but when you get back to the club you need to be in shape, stay in shape and be ready to be picked up again and again. So there are never any guarantees, but we are building the team and I feel like we are in the right direction. "
Hello, congratulations. First of all, how is Watkins?
Tuchel: "He is fine." His goal was supposed to go in, but unfortunately he failed to score the fourth goal and hit the post. I imagine it hurts very, very much, but from what I understand so far it's just pain, no injury. "
Secondly, back to the issue of fans and atmosphere, because you may not mean it, but it will spark discussion and debate in the coming days. What else do you want to see from the fans? What else do you think...
Tuchel: "I think like I said, I'm 100% sure that we will have wonderful support in the big competition. You'll get top-notch support in Latvia. We have excellent support in Serbia. But today we were 3-0 ahead in 23 minutes. We kept regaining the ball and counterattacking, but I just thought: Why hasn't the roof of the stadium been blown off by the noise? What's going on? So that's it. No big deal. I just felt like that could have helped us regain our energy and get our rhythm back at some points in the second half. But not today. So no problem. We're going to deliver the excitement again, and I have absolutely no problem with that. Like I said, I mean it. I'm sure we'll bring everyone along. The responsibility is on us, but today I'm a little disappointed. "