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    Sick sick world what is wrong with people

    More brave and noble 'patriots' standing up for their country I see, taking on 'the enemy' en masse and properly flagged-up. What heroes they are, arriving in their numbers to repel the dangerous tide of hate they faced...also, extra commendations for the fantastic wit and lyricism of their...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    They showed up first-half and went ahead. Tuchel failed them from that point!
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    In reverse order :-)… Messi…yes indeed, Argentina were trying to get him on the ball and involved, but I felt we were handling the battle for space well. One of the things I think we simply didn’t have was Argentina’s attritional aggression and overall physical togetherness. From minute one...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I assumed Saka had to be injured beyond a reasonable point? Otherwise it’s a poor decision compounded by not bringing him on to run at a defence with two yellows!
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Nah He spaffed it. Tuchel brick the bed when we needed hunger and leadership. Dan Burn does not win you semi-finals against world champions.
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I would sack him with immediate effect. Another limited football coward. He chose the squad, he left out certain players because they did not fit what he wanted to do, and he subsequently brought some players he did not trust. He chose a squad and system where he could control every element of...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I think that's a very good point mate, I stand corrected because he most certainly did make a concrete decision. My word though, how wrong it was!
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    In all honesty @Muttley given your protection of both this topic and any counter view of it/counter take on your take, I am going to say thanks for answering and largely move on. With regards to the future, we simply have to look to it. I don't think we'll find a finisher of his elite level for...
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    Djed Spence

    Spot on. Agree re: Guehi, and am I the only person who finds James utterly underwhelming and a liability?
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I agree with that (and probably should've been clearer that I did not think we could out-possess a midfield which included Fernandez and McAllister), but we should certainly have aimed to have more possession than we had, at the very least had someone in our squad/on the pitch who could slow the...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    They're different players, I mean I know you know that but it seems to bear repeating. On the counter, with refreshed wingers and someone like Mainoo to carry and hopefully feed quickly, perhaps Kane would've found the pockets to play those passes that only he can play. Let's face it, we AGAIN...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I am intrigued as to what you mean by 'he has to listen to his manager and do what he's told'? I think Kane did too much of that with Tuchel TBH. He trogged along last night in that desperate last 30 mins where he did, indeed, look utterly ineffective. Meanwhile, Argentina brought subs on to...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Exactly. The way Tuchel was operating last night, he effectively sold Kane out for the last 25 mins. As has been pointed out, Harry is NOT what you want in a 4-5-1 sitting deep, Watkins would've been a much better choice. Of course, my preferred option would've been to replace the wingers and...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    I think it lit a fire under a nation which realised it was wasting a generational talent. England simply doesn't ever do that. I thought a huge illustration of that last night was when Messi got bumped by Spence and Anderson. Down he went and immediately the entire Argentinian side swarmed the...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    We are at the stage where I am not sure what we are debating or agreeing/disagreeing about. I 'think' we're essentially saying the same thing about the game state. Maybe where we're differing is that I believe Tuchel has ample opportunities to fortify or at least semi-invigorate what we we were...
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