Harry Kane insisted England won’t panic after a disappointing show towards Senegal that noticed them lose 3-1 on the Metropolis Floor.
This was Thomas Tuchel’s first defeat as England head coach, coming in his fourth sport, whereas it was additionally the primary time the Three Lions misplaced to African opponents within the twenty second such match.
Kane scored the opening objective after simply seven minutes, changing into the primary England participant to attain in every of an England supervisor’s first 4 video games in cost.
Nevertheless, objectives from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra, and Cheikh Sabaly accomplished a 4 win for Senegal in Nottingham.
The England gamers had been booed off the pitch, and captain Kane recognised the efficiency is much from what is predicted of the Three Lions.
“Not adequate,” Kane informed ITV Sport. “We had moments, however with and with out the ball issues aren’t clicking, we’re not discovering the precise tempo. We’ve misplaced that aggressive nature that we had.
“We’re not going to panic however we all know we have to be higher. New concepts, there’s new gamers coming into the staff that don’t have expertise at worldwide stage.
“It’s a mix of issues however no excuses. We have to discover it fast, the World Cup goes to come back round actually quick so each camp is de facto vital proper now.”
An sincere evaluation from @HKane after tonight’s defeat…pic.twitter.com/WCWaQnbfd7
— England (@England) June 10, 2025
Jude Bellingham thought he had scored an equaliser at 2-1 down however noticed his objective disallowed following a VAR assessment after Levi Colwill was deemed to have dealt with the ball earlier than it dropped for the Actual Madrid star.
Talking in regards to the resolution, Kane stated: “If you understand the principles it’s not handball. That will get us again within the sport and perhaps we are able to go on and win the sport, so it’s an enormous second. It’s one thing we are going to focus on later.”
