Harry Kane insisted England won’t panic after a disappointing show in opposition to 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 aim after simply seven minutes, turning into the primary England participant to attain in every of an England supervisor’s first 4 video games in cost.
Nonetheless, objectives from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra, and Cheikh Sabaly accomplished a 4 win for Senegal in Nottingham.
The England gamers have been booed off the pitch, and captain Kane recognised the efficiency is much from what is predicted of the Three Lions.
“Not adequate,” Kane instructed ITV Sport. “We had moments, however with and with out the ball issues aren’t clicking, we’re not discovering the correct tempo. We’ve misplaced that aggressive nature that we had.
“We’re not going to panic however we all know we must be higher. New concepts, there’s new gamers coming into the crew that don’t have expertise at worldwide degree.
“It’s a combination 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 admittedly necessary proper now.”
An trustworthy 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 aim disallowed following a VAR evaluation 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 choice, Kane stated: “If you already know the principles it’s not handball. That will get us again within the sport and perhaps we will go on and win the sport, so it’s a giant second. It’s one thing we’ll focus on later.”
