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England boss Thomas Tuchel has responded after some home supporters booed Arsenal star Ben White against Uruguay on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Before Friday night, White<\/strong> had not played for England since withdrawing from the squad for the 2022 World Cup over a class with former assistant Steve Holland.<\/p>\n Tuchel opened the door for White to return after he replaced Gareth Southgate and the defender made his first appearance under the England<\/strong> head coach against Uruguay.<\/p>\n White was also in the thick of the action after being booed by a group of home supporters when entering the field. He scored England\u2019s opener with a tap-in from a Cole Palmer corner, but he was later harshly penalised as he conceded a penalty, which Federico Valverde converted to earn Uruguay a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n After the match, Tuchel hit out at the decision to award Uruguay a penalty after his side\u2019s \u201cokay\u201d performance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was not a penalty,\u201d Tuchel told ITV Sport when asked about England conceding a late spot-kick vs Uruguay.<\/p>\n READ: England player ratings vs Uruguay: Ben White booed as Tuchel\u2019s fringe stars fail to impress \u201cTo sum it up I think our goal was also a block, tough block from Wharton, but they checked it and gave it.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely OK with the performance. We tried and tried and were the better team overall.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had some big chances from set-pieces. We were forced into changes. We had a lot of new players and changed a lot of new players and for all of that I am grateful for the test.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to review it, I liked how we played. We knew it was a difficult opponent. Marcelo Bielsa told me months ago he would arrive with his best team. Everyone did good. I liked a lot of stuff today.\u201d<\/p>\n On White, Tuchel said the boos were \u201cdisappointing\u201d as they do not \u201chelp anyone\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was too good to be true when he scored the winner which in the end was not a winner,\u201d Tuchel added.<\/p>\n READ MORE: World Cup snub for Foden sealed but Palmer could steal England starting XI spot from Arsenal star \u201cIn the end he was perhaps too greedy in his defensive actions but it was not a penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n On whether he thinks White\u2019s goal might help to change fan perception of him, he continued: \u201cI hope so. This happened before to some players here which is disappointing because I don\u2019t think it helps anyone. There was a mixed reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry Maguire also defended White after he conceded a \u201creal soft penalty\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cA bit crazy, scoring the first goal. I thought he was brilliant when he came on,\u201d Maguire said.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t say anything about the defending for that one (the penalty) \u2013 if that was me in that position I\u2019d be attempting to block the shot as well. That\u2019s what we\u2019ve got to do. That\u2019s a real soft penalty.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been good all week, a big smile on his face and he\u2019s brought great energy to the camp. He got his rewards tonight with the goal and I thought he was brilliant when he came on.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Of course, Alexander-Arnold\u2019s England omission is *actually* Bellingham\u2019s fault <\/div>\n
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