No doubts for Thomas despite England defeat

THOMAS Tuchel says he retains unwavering belief in England’s World Cup capabilities despite going through a “tough learning” experience a year out from their bid for glory.

- By SIMON PEACH

Having kicked off his reign, and the road to North America, with a pair of Wembley wins in March, the honey-moon period came to a crashing end as the German coach's side were booed for the second time in four days.

Tuchel’s men were jeered off after just edging past 173rd-ranked Andorra 1-0 in Saturday's stultifying World Cup qualifier, which was compounded by an alarming friendly dis play against Senegal on Tuesday.

The City Ground witnessed history as England lost to African opposition for the first time, with the visitors, ranked 19th in the world, bouncing back from Harry Kane's early opener to deservedly win 3-1.

“The result is absolutely not the result that we wanted, and we hate to lose, of course, but not everything was bad,” Tuchel said.