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The German coach was heavily attacked after the defeat
The historic English striker Gary Lineker criticized the coach of the England national team Thomas Tuchel in the background of the defeat against Argentina in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup (2-1).
Network quotes TyC Sports The former Barcelona star said in press statements that the Three Lions’ retreat to the back lines was incomprehensible, stressing that facing a player of Lionel Messi’s stature requires close control and a different defensive plan.
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Lineker said: “It seemed completely incomprehensible to me that you would refuse like that. In front of you was the best player to ever play football.”
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He (Messi) is the all-time top scorer in the World Cup and has the most assists in the history of the tournament, and when he moves to the right, you play a 5-man back line, but you don’t go out in front of him, you don’t follow him closely and you don’t assign a player to control him.
England took the lead through Anthony Gordon’s goal in the 55th minute, but Argentina equalized in the 85th minute with a powerful strike through Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez’s header in the 92nd minute. Both goals were scored by Lionel Messi.
At the moment, the England team is preparing to face France for the third and fourth places, and Spain will play Argentina in the final.
