England had won all three games under Thomas Tuchel before Tuesday night, but it didn’t feel like things were going quite that well then and it certainly doesn’t now. His winning start as head coach is over.
Senegal thoroughly deserved their 3-1 win at the City Ground in Nottingham. Coupled with that utterly languid performance in Saturday’s narrow 1-0 win over minnows Andorra, this has been a forgettable June camp for England but one they must remember, feel, and learn from if they are to have any hope of challenging for the World Cup in 12 months’ time.
