Nottingham: England suffered a 3-1 shock to Senegal in a friendly match in the city on Tuesday.
Visitors surpassed the host side with three good goals, as they surrendered England their first loss under the new director Thomas Tuchil. It was a difficult night for the hosts, who struggled to keep up with and face booing from the fans after the final whistle.
Senegal has become the first African team to beat England in 22 games thanks to the goals of Islala Saar, Habib Diyrara and Sheikh Sabali.
Senegal extended its unintended line to 24 games, while the loss of England-which included a late goal from Jude Belingham to get a handball in accumulation-was his first defeat in four games in the era of the new director Thomas Tuchel.
“Not good enough,” said Captain Harry Ken. “We have passed moments, but with the ball and without it things do not click, we do not find the right rhythm. We have lost that aggressive nature that we had.”
England – with 10 changes from the qualifying victory for the pale World Cup from 1-0 on Saturday to Andorra – was ranked when Kane hit the seventh minute after Senegal goalkeeper Edward Mendi saved Anthony Gordon, but he poured the ball into the attacker’s path.
The hosts were first waived under Tuchel when Sarr Kyle Walker caught a nap of the dune in the Nicholas Jackson Cross in the 40th minute.
The visitors doubled their progress in 62 when Diarara erupted on a ball over the top and then opened fire through goalkeeper Dean Henderson. SABLY was deeply struck at the time of stopping, prompting Boos from England fans after the final whistle.
“We will not discuss, but we know that we need to be better,” Kane said. “New ideas, there are new players who come to the team who have no experience at the international level.
“It is a mixture of things but there are no excuses. We need to find them quickly, the World Cup will come very quickly, so every camp is really important at the present time.”
Senegal excavated Henderson with nine shots on the target to four years, including an early head of SARR that the goalkeeper had widespread.
Gordon missed a great opportunity to give England a progress in the first half in the first half when he offended the walker drainage from a close distance.
Mendi has greatly provided the late Death to the denial of England, which could not have been the equalizer from Bocao Saka before Senegal added the third.
“As a disappointment result, I am not sure whether it may not be worth more results,” Tuchil said. “But I felt again a little frozen, incomplete enough for a long time of the match.
“We confessed to the first two goals, very easy goals, that we need to defend better. The reaction was good after we got, suddenly more active, more free, more flexible and more aggressive towards the opponent’s goals. There were great opportunities in equality.”