Roy Keane alarmed by body language of England players after shambolic Senegal defeat

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 11/06/2025

- 08:28

The Three Lions lost 3-1 on Tuesday night

Roy Keane believes England players aren't happy under new boss Thomas Tuchel following their dreadful 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Tuesday night.

The Three Lions had gone into the showdown at the City Ground hoping to continue their 100 per cent record under Tuchel, who replaced Gareth Southgate earlier this year.


England went ahead against Senegal when Harry Kane struck in the seventh minute of the match.

However, the visitors came roaring back to secure victory courtesy of efforts from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly.

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England news: Roy Keane believes players aren't happy under new boss Thomas Tuchel following their dreadful 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Tuesday night

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The shock loss in Nottingham came just days after England had battled to an unconvincing victory over Andorra, with Kane scoring the only goal of the game on that occasion.

And Keane has now blasted the Three Lions while expressing a belief that the players don't look 'happy' under Tuchel.

The former Manchester United captain started his rant by saying: "Both of the first two goals [England] conceded tonight, I don't see them getting hold of each other.

"You don't throw each other under the bus but you start shouting at each other, telling them to do their job.

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"For the second goal, they are having a chat like they are in Starbucks. They're all saying, 'Maybe I should have gone for that.'

"Do your job! That is what good teammates do. Do your job or we are in trouble."

Keane then added: "On one hand, you don't want to overreact.

"But the signs aren't great. It's been a bad couple of days for England.

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"They won [against Andorra] but you felt the rhythm wasn't there.

"I think the manager will be concerned. I look at this England group, I think there's something amiss.

"To me they don't look like a happy group.

"Are they really all in it together? Is there proper spirit amongst the group? I'm not so sure."

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With the World Cup a year away, England don't look like challenging for the biggest trophy on offer.

Tuchel, however, has called for calm and insisted there's 'no need to panic' after the chastening defeat to Senegal.

“We lost a test match so there is no need to panic,” stated the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich boss.

“We have three qualification games, we have nine points, we have not conceded and we will be competitive in September and we will go for two more victories, 100 per cent.

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England were outclassed by Senegal at the City Ground on Tuesday night

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"We know more now, we are smarter. It is tough at the moment.

"I am the first one to dislike and hate losses but we don’t go next week, we go in one year and I think by nature it will get more competitive in the nomination process and in the demands for ­players to be nominated and to be with us in ­September, October, November because we are in a World Cup season.”