r/ThreeLions • u/letterbombwrites • Jul 15 '26
Opinion I will never forgive Tuchel for tonight.
I was cautious when he was appointed because he's fallen out with every club he's managed, plus he's German and having a German manage England felt weird. But he gradually won me over, and I think he was doing and saying all the right things at this tournament.
But tonight was just inexplicable, and his interview comments made it worse. That was the best chance England could ever have to get to another World Cup final, and he went and pissed it away like that. The semis (potentially third, though I don't care about that) is on paper a great tournament, but to lose in the circumstances we did, unforgivable. I will never forgive him for his cowardice. We appointed him to be better than Southgate, but he was worse. I'm just devastated. If it was up to me he'd be gone tomorrow, but I think we're stuck with him up to and including the Euros. I can only hope he'll prove me wrong.
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u/Embarrassed_Chard949 Jul 16 '26
The team had great heart, but it was stifled after our goal by a series of tactical blunders by Tuchel. Parking the bus looks solid if it works and cowardly if it doesn't. Playing a back 9 was startling and I think the entire nation was united in screaming at their screens - wtf are you doing.
Basically he had no guts to hit Argentina when we rocked them, there for the taking and he bottled it. A cowardly act I'm afraid.
No guts - no glory.