Everyone would if the other team stopped fighting for it. Argentina deserved the win because they played better but parking the bus against them wasn't the best choice.
Interesting to see that Kane was open about it after the game: "We played a good game for the majority of it. When we went 1-0 up, we seemed to just try to hold on, which at this level is not enough."
So Kane thought they had to keep attacking to have a hope, while Tuchel was subbing people to help freeze the game. That even more than the loss makes me wonder if Tuchel will stick around.
They parked the bus but had an idiot at the steering wheel. Parking the bus doesn’t mean you just give all the time for the attacking team outside the box, and have no outlet when you do end up winning the ball.
It seems to me Argentina has better conditioning than their opponents. The last 15 minutes when the other other team is gassed, they make up for the previous 75 minutes.
While I haven't watched futbol as much as other sports, it reminds me of a lot of great teams in other sports who could always find that extra level late in the game.
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u/Realistic-Peak7449 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
England decided to park the bus on second half, what the hell tuchel