England left battered and booed as Senegal expose the weaknesses Thomas Tuchel must address
Subdued England suffer first ever defeat to African nation
- England has lost 3-1 to Senegal, marking the first time an African team has defeated England in a match.
- This was Thomas Tuchel's fourth game as England manager.
- Senegal outplayed England, exposing familiar weaknesses such as a lack of midfield control and disorganised defence, despite Dean Henderson's saves keeping England in the game early on.
- Tuchel's experimental choices and substitutions, including fielding an all-Chelsea centre-back pairing and later playing without a specialist striker, were questioned as they seemed to compound England's difficulties.
- Harry Kane scored his fourth goal under Tuchel, surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton in total goals, but other attacking talents failed to make an impact.