Was this some newfangled tactical approach from Thomas Tuchel? A clever ploy to outwit opponents on the way to winning the 2026 World Cup? Is playing without a defence the future?
If the first goal conceded was defensively awful, the second was worse.
When the ball was clipped over the top and Nicolas Jackson gave chase, Trevoh Chalobah jogged across but seemed not to try overly hard to close down his opponent. Did he think the ball was bouncing out of play?
You will rarely see a more it-had-been-coming goal: England may have led for most of the half, but Senegal had shaded possession and turned it into six shots on England’s goal.
Sarr completely free for a header in the 15th minute that Henderson did well to push wide. Idrissa Gueye completely free inside the penalty area when Iliman Ndiaye passed across, only a loose touch forcing a weak shot that Henderson blocked.
England had taken an early lead, but a fortunate one.
The score level at half-time, Senegal continued to look the likeliest scorers in the second half, and made the breakthrough when England’s defence disappeared again, just after the hour.
Jude Bellingham’s equaliser was controversially ruled out (Photo: Reuters)There was a telling moment in the 20th minute that summed up Tuchel’s frustrations with how England play. England were in possession in their own half, but a chasm had opened between midfield and attack, and the ball was passed listlessly about.
Less than a minute later, Gallagher skipped around an opponent on halfway to spring an attack. Tuchel liked what he saw now, and applauded. But the attack quickly fizzled out when Gallagher passed right, when he had more options breaking at speed on his left.
What must have been going through his mind in stoppage time when substitute Curtis Jones lost the ball, Senegal broke and Cheikh Sabaly scored a third?
The big-name head coach parachuted in to steer England to World Cup glory, after near misses under Gareth Southgate, looks further away from completing his mission than when he started.
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