How worried should England fans be after defeat by Senegal?

With precisely 1 twelvemonth to spell until nan commencement of nan 2026 World Cup, England do not look for illustration a broadside fresh to extremity 60 years of hurt.

They were beaten 3-1 by Senegal astatine nan City Ground connected Tuesday, pinch Thomas Tuchel tasting conclusion for nan first clip since taking charge.

It whitethorn person only been a friends pinch a much-changed team, but nan nonaccomplishment was met pinch a chorus of boos from fans successful Nottingham.

Tuchel says location is "no request to panic" but, pinch nan countdown connected to nan World Cup, really concerned should England fans be?

Before conclusion by Senegal, England had won each 3 matches nether Tuchel, beating Albania, Andorra and Latvia without conceding a goal.

But Senegal's triumph - nan first for an African side against England successful 22 attempts - soured nan temper for immoderate supporters.

"We fto ourselves down. We fto nan state down. We fto nan badge down. It really wasn't bully enough," said England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.

"It felt for illustration aft we went 2-1 down, that's erstwhile we started to play. That's erstwhile we started to person that state and effort and do thing pinch nan game, but we should person started nan crippled for illustration that."

Tuchel replaced Gareth Southgate pursuing past summer's conclusion by Spain successful nan Euro 2024 final.

While Southgate guided England to 2 finals and a semi-final during 8 years successful charge, they struggled to get complete nan statement successful awesome tournaments.

Another of nan main complaints was nan deficiency of personality successful their playing style, and location has been small grounds that Tuchel has shifted nan squad successful a caller direction.

"Senegal were better, they deserved nan triumph and England spell into nan summertime disconnected nan backmost of an eye-opening defeat," erstwhile Everton playmaker Leon Osman told nan BBC's Football Daily podcast.

"I expected England to still beryllium playing nan aforesaid strategy they had done for nan erstwhile tournaments but pinch immoderate flimsy tweaks.

"Yes, this is simply a friends and nan infinitesimal to effort and alteration something. And that's my question: is this nan commencement of Thomas Tuchel reasoning 'now we request to play a different benignant of shot and system?' Or was this conscionable a one-off?"

Tuchel signed an 18-month statement erstwhile he replaced Southgate.

Lee Carsley, nan England Under-21 manager, was fixed six matches successful interim complaint of nan elder broadside from September to November contempt Tuchel being a free agent.

It has near erstwhile Chelsea head Tuchel pinch small clip to stamp his authority connected nan team.

"He'll beryllium concerned," erstwhile Manchester United skipper Roy Keane told ITV.

"We're connected nan extracurricular looking in, but there's thing missing. They don't look for illustration a happy group.

"Are they each successful it together? Is location that due tone successful nan group? I'm not truthful sure."

Depending connected your outlook, nan World Cup being 1 twelvemonth distant is simply a blessing aliases a interest for England.

For some, location is small clip near for Tuchel to robust retired nan issues that person played retired during his first 4 matches successful charge.

For others, location is plentifulness of clip near for him to get to grips pinch nan occupation and to amended understand his players.

Tuchel picked an experimental starting XI against Senegal, pinch Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalaboh and Levi Colwill successful cardinal defence and Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze connected nan wing.

"We had a batch of changes pinch a batch of players that don't person truthful galore caps playing together because I wanted to spot them successful precisely this situation," Tuchel told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It is nan 2nd camp; location is simply a batch of learning going connected for each of us. At nan infinitesimal it is reliable learning.

"We request to enactment calm. It is not what we expect from ourselves, result-wise, and we request to judge nan disapproval and get better.

"The World Cup is not adjacent week. I americium still confident."

Former Manchester City and Sheffield United midfielder Michael Brown told Football Daily: "Let's not person 1 of these antagonistic feelings again towards this nationalist side.

"Look astatine nan backmost four. We had Kyle Walker, who made nan mistake, who is very experienced. And nan adjacent 3 on nan statement - very inexperienced.

"The strength changed erstwhile we made nan substitutions and we had each nan attacking players on.

"The measurement we dropped off, I consciousness we were a small spot afraid. That is nan danger; that is nan worry."

England are apical of their World Cup qualifying group pinch 3 wins from three.

They resume nan group shape pinch a location crippled against Andorra connected 6 September, earlier a further 4 qualifiers to make it to adjacent summer's World Cup - and a friends against Wales successful between.

Provided they suffice automatically, location will beryllium opportunities for friendlies successful nan world break successful March and successful nan weeks earlier nan World Cup.

England played 2 friendlies earlier Euro 2024, beating Bosnia-Herzegovina earlier losing to Iceland.

Should Tuchel do nan same, England will apt person astatine slightest 9 matches earlier nan World Cup, pinch 5 qualifiers and 4 friendlies.

Is that capable for Tuchel to build a World Cup-winning side?

Time good tell.