England fans turn on Thomas Tuchel as 'disgraceful' Three Lions booed off after Senegal defeat

 It has turned toxic very quickly for Thomas Tuchel. England were booed off, the fans had seen enough after a quite spectacular collapse at the City Ground.

The honeymoon probably finished after England’s unconvincing win against Andorra on Saturday but this felt like a chastening, humiliating experience when so many frailties were horribly exposed.

Defensive mistakes, showing too much loyalty for ageing players and throwing away opportunities. England were ragged, disorganised and a shambles by the end.

England boss Tuchel has talked up his team’s chances of winning the World Cup, or at least being challengers, but on this evidence they look a team going backwards.

It was three years ago this week that England were thumped 4-0 by Hungary at Molineux and taking the show on the road can be a risky business. That was the low point of Gareth Southgate’s reign.

When Senegal’s third goal went in deep into injury time, it turned toxic and the crowd jeered while the visitors celebrated wildly. Fans chanted “disgraceful” and “Tuchel out” at the bench. It was painfully reminiscent of the Wolverhampton nightmare.

England have hired an elite coach on £5m-a-year but he can only work with the tools at his disposal and he will have to learn pretty fast to win back the fans.

Kyle Walker is 35, looks a pale shadow of his former self and his 96th cap will be remembered for him being too slow, a player in decline and one who was exposed on Senegal’s leveller.

Walker has been brilliant for England but picking a player on reputation is a bad way to go. And there were way too many tired, jaded players out there who looked shot to bits.

Everyone needs a holiday but Senegal lifted themselves in a way that England could not manage even after Harry Kane - who else? - had given them an early lead.

Anthony Gordon missed a sitter to make it 2-0 and those are the small margins which can get you punished at international level. Senegal gleefully took advantage of England’s sloppiness in defence and the visitors celebrated wildly at the final whistle. This meant the world to them.

But England only had themselves to blame. Kane, the only survivor from England’s starting line-up against Andorra, put them ahead after seven minutes.

Eberechi Eze, one of few England positives, did brilliantly to win the ball, Conor Gallagher set up Gordon but his shot was parried by keeper Edouard Mendy but there was Kane to tap home the rebound from close range. That is 73 goals in 107 caps.

Gordon missed his big chance and England were made to pay. The Senegal equaliser was a defensive disaster for England. Trevoh Chalobah allowed Nicolas Jackson to get to the by-line and his cross was put in by Ismaila Sarr after Walker had switched off.

That was bad. And it got worse. Walker who was booked for a late challenge on El Hadji Malick Diouf. If it was a competitive game, the card might have been red rather than yellow. But it was another sign that Walker is no longer first to the ball.

Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra missed a huge chance but then was given acres of space down the left when Myles Lewis-Skelly went AWOL and Levi Colwill was nowhere. Diarra’s cross shot flew in off the inside of Henderson’s leg.

England were denied a late reprieve when substitute Jude Bellingham had the ball in the net for what he thought was 2-2 only for VAR to intervene and rule that the ball had hit Levi Colwill’s arm.

It got even worse deep into injury time when Curtis Jones lost possession, Senegal broke free and Cheikh Sabaly raced away to score and rub salt in England’s wounds. The final whistle went and it got really nasty. The crowd turned. Tuchel has got a big job on his hands to win them back.