Jamie Carragher rips into Thomas Tuchel and points finger at one England player
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England suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Argentina in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Wednesday evening, with Jamie Carragher lambasting Thomas Tuchel's decisions in the aftermathJamie Carragher has joined the chorus of criticism over Thomas Tuchel's decision-making in the aftermath of England's World Cup heartbreak against Argentina. While England had looked bright up until that point, the game saw a significant change of momentum when Tuchel made the decision to park the bus and defend the lead for the remainder of the fixture.With around 20 minutes left to play, the head coach withdrew Gordon in favour of Ezri Konsa, before swapping out Reece James and Declan Rice for Dan Burn and Nico O'Reilly, respectively.
The warning signs had been there, with Argentina allowed to fire at leisure, Alexis Mac Allister even hitting the post in the build-up.Yet Tuchel and England remained content to cling on for dear life, inviting pressure in the process. Once England went to five at the back, it backfired.
The incessant shift towards Jordan Pickford’s goal became too much."Within a matter of seconds, it was clear Tuchel had made the wrong call. Going so defensive prematurely had dire consequences"On Fernandez's goal, he added: "Pickford should still have saved Enzo Fernández’s shot," despite the goalkeeper having a largely impressive game, his reactions and positioning on point moments earlier to deny Nicolas Gonzalez from point-blank range.Lautaro Martinez ultimately won the clash for Argentina two minutes into stoppage time with a towering header at the back stick, as Argentina players, staff and fans erupted in jubilation, while English hearts were left broken beyond repair.As a result, England will now take on France in a third-place play-off on Saturday, July 18, while Argentina will face Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19.Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!