SENIOR members of the England team are reportedly not happy with Thomas Tuchel’s hyper-defensive decision against Argentina.
The despite having one foot in the final during the Atlanta showdown.
Thomas Tuchel made defensive changes during England’s semi-final Credit: Getty
England players were not happy with the decision Credit: Getty
had given a second-half lead, but Tuchel’s substitutions forced the team into a defensive position.
The German boss put on , and after the goal, which saw the team have FIVE centre-backs on the pitch.
Despite the defensive reinforcements, Argentina were able to take advantage of the lack of an outlet for England.
scored the equaliser from range before Lionel Messi’s cross was headed in for the winner by Lautaro Martinez.
Sky Sports have reported that senior members of the team have been left unhappy with Tuchel’s in-game decision.
It further claims that they were not pleased by the hyper-defensive tactic in the semi-final.
A lot of the players believe that the decision made by Tuchel was a “mistake”.
The former and manager has come under fire for the manner of the semi-final exit.
Former star Nicky Butt has called for by the FA.
Despite the criticism, Tuchel appeared to as he accused them of dropping deeper than instructed.
England’s World Cup is not over despite the defeat as they face in the third-place play-off in Miami on Saturday.
The match does give the team the chance to achieve the nation’s second-best ever finish at the tournament.
England players are preparing for their third-place play-off match Credit: Reuters
They face France who were beaten by Spain in the other semi-final Credit: Getty
England have played in two third-place games before and lost both, first to Italy 2-1 in 1990 and 2-0 to Belgium in 2018.
The team’s preparation for the match against the French has after they faced delayed travel due to thunderstorms in Kansas.
England’s semi-final opponents , have also faced travel problems ahead of the final on Sunday,
and co were due to thunderstorms which could impact their preparations ahead of facing Spain.
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