England players, not Tuchel, to blame for poor ‘mentality’ in Argentina defeat, says former Southgate assistant
England saw their World Cup hopes brutally ended by Argentina with boss Thomas Tuchel criticised for his defensive decisions ahead of the Three Lions’ late…
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England saw their World Cup hopes brutally ended by Argentina with boss Thomas Tuchel criticised for his defensive decisions ahead of the Three Lions’ late collapse in Atlanta 16:24, 17 Jul 2026 Former England coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has suggested that Gareth Southgate would not have made the mistakes that led to their heart-breaking defeat to Argentina . Thomas Tuchel ’s side were dumped out of the World Cup at the semi-final stage against the South Americans. However, his position is now the subject of fan scrutiny, who were left baffled by the decisions he made that flipped momentum of the contest in Argentina’s favour. Thomas Tuchel has taken the brunt of the blame for England’s World Cup exit (Getty) “We’re talking after the game, and it’s easy, you know, but I don’t think that Gareth would have gone to a back five,” he said.
Furthermore, There is no place for that in the world and I feel incredibly strongly about that. "We've had discussions around 'what if?'.
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England saw their World Cup hopes brutally ended by Argentina with boss Thomas Tuchel criticised for his defensive decisions ahead of the Three Lions’ late collapse in Atlanta 16:24, 17 Jul 2026 Former England coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has suggested that Gareth Southgate would not have made the mistakes that led to their heart-breaking defeat to Argentina . Thomas Tuchel ’s side were dumped out of the World Cup at the semi-final stage against the South Americans.
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However, his position is now the subject of fan scrutiny, who were left baffled by the decisions he made that flipped momentum of the contest in Argentina’s favour.
according to The IndependentThomas Tuchel has taken the brunt of the blame for England’s World Cup exit (Getty) “We’re talking after the game, and it’s easy, you know, but I don’t think that Gareth would have gone to a back five,” he said.
according to The IndependentThere is no place for that in the world and I feel incredibly strongly about that.
according to BBC Sport"We've had discussions around 'what if?'.
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England saw their World Cup hopes brutally ended by Argentina with boss Thomas Tuchel criticised for his defensive decisions ahead of the…
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideI don’t think that he would have gone to it with 20, 25 minutes before the game finishes. “I don’t think that Steve Holland (Southgate’s…
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