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Thomas Tuchel accused of 'humiliating' England player as cameras spot revealing moment in Senegal defeat

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Published 07:38 11 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Thomas Tuchel accused of 'humiliating' England player as cameras spot revealing moment in Senegal defeat

Thomas Tuchel has been called out for his treatment of an England player.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Thomas Tuchel has been accused of 'humiliating' an England player as the cameras spotted a revealing moment against Senegal.

England suffered a bruising 3-1 defeat to Senegal at the City Ground on Tuesday, marking Tuchel's first loss since taking charge of the Three Lions.

That's despite getting off to the perfect start after Harry Kane opened the scoring in the seventh minute.

But Senegal drew level when Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr slotted home from close range, with the visitors scoring two unanswered goals in the second-half to secure a famous friendly victory.

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The defeat comes just days after England beat Andorra 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in a performance that left a lot to be desired.

Tuchel rang the changes against Senegal, bringing in ten new players from the Andorra clash.

Ivan Toney, however, failed to nudge Kane from the starting XI as the Al Ahli player made a late cameo, playing a handful of minutes.

Ivan Toney watches on as he is snubbed of an appearance in the 70th minute against Senegal. Image: ITV
Ivan Toney watches on as he is snubbed of an appearance in the 70th minute against Senegal. Image: ITV

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It looked like he was snubbed of an appearance when Tuchel decided to bring on Noni Madueke in the 70th minute.

Cameras panned to Toney, who cut a frustrated and despondent figure.

Journalist Oliver Holt slammed the German boss' treatment of Toney, claiming he 'humiliated' the 29-year-old.

Why Thomas Tuchel left it so late to bring on Ivan Toney

Toney, who was recalled to the England squad, was an unused substitute against Andorra and had to wait until the 88th minute to earn his seventh international cap.

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It appears the star forward may have to get used to limited game time due to his 'specialist role'.

Thomas Tuchel left it until the 88th minute to bring on Ivan Toney against Senegal. Image: Getty
Thomas Tuchel left it until the 88th minute to bring on Ivan Toney against Senegal. Image: Getty

Speaking to ITV after the game, he explained his thinking behind Toney's late introduction.

"First of all it was more than three minutes," he said.

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"Second of all I think that Ivan is a specialist for exactly these situations."

Tuchel added: "We created a lot of chances with Gibbs-White, with Ebs [Eberechi Eze], with Morgan Rodgers, and with Jude in fluid positions.

"I think Ivan is strongest when we have a phase where we have a lot of balls in the box and that was the case, so after 80 minutes we got him ready.

"Then we scored and they took the goal away and it took a little while longer than we wanted but that's what he can give - presence in the box and a goal later in the match."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: England, Thomas Tuchel, Ivan Toney, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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