Harry Kane insisted England is not going to 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, 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 way from what is predicted of the Three Lions.
“Not ok,” Kane informed ITV Sport. “We had moments, however with and with out the ball issues aren’t clicking, we’re not discovering the suitable 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 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 return round actually quick so each camp is absolutely vital 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 objective disallowed following a VAR evaluate after Levi Colwill was deemed to have dealt with the ball earlier than it dropped for the Actual Madrid star.
Talking concerning the resolution, Kane stated: “If the principles it’s not handball. That will get us again within the sport and possibly we are able to go on and win the sport, so it’s a giant second. It’s one thing we’ll talk about later.”