1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 11th According to British media METRO, Roy Keane said in an interview that Ivan Tony would be dissatisfied with Tuchel’s decision.
Kean believes Ivan Tony will be angry with coach Tuchel after England’s 1-3 loss to Senegal on Tuesday night. This is Tuchel’s first defeat as England coach, and the players encountered booing from fans at the city stadium.
Just seven minutes into the game, Kane took the lead for England, but Senegal tied the score by Ismaila Saal before the end of the first half. At the beginning of the second half, England performed poorly, and Habib Diyala scored a goal for Senegal in the 62nd minute to take the lead. Former Chelsea goalkeeper Edward Mendy maintained Senegal’s lead with two wonderful saves, and then England thought they equalized the score through Jude Bellingham, but referee Stefanie Flapat decided the goal was invalid with the help of VAR. Senegal secured the victory with a wonderful counterattack from Sheikh Sabali in the 90th minute.
Meanwhile, Ivan Tony sat on the bench against Andorra on Saturday and was replaced in the 88th minute against Senegal. Keane believes the 29-year-old striker will be dissatisfied with Tuchel’s decision.
When talking about this, Keane said: “other substitutes have some impact, better than the previous few days (versus Andorra), which is a positive aspect, but if you are Ivan Tony and only get three, four, five minutes, you’ll be very angry.”
Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright added: “I can only look at it from his perspective. He watched it for a week and didn’t let Ivan Tony play until that late, and I don’t know what he saw in practice. I was surprised not to see Ivan Tony play, especially when we saw Gibbs White and Morgan Rodgers both on the court. I would be disappointed if I was him, but Ivan Tony had to keep working hard.”