Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[Nev]

There's no bitter glory going out like that, 1990 96 could have gone either way right 'till the death. This one was done on the hour

[enigma]

Can't see who would replace Tuchel to be frank.

Frankly I don't care. After that bottle job I just want him gone.

[frank black]

Tuchel surely gone. Awful tactics

Why on gods earth did we give him a new contract. He needed to earn it. Hes laughing all the way to the bank

[Percy McCarthy]

Haven’t been reading the thread. Did anyone suggest putting Ollie to run round a bit?

[cdbearsfan]

Te subs didn’t help but we were gone before then. I think there was no Rice replacement in the squad so when his legs went we had it!

I think the decision not to have extra central midfield cover was dafter than the defensive tactics after going one-nil up. England didn't need about twelve wingers.

[Flamingo Lane]

I hope Ollie says 'thanks but no thanks' when he sees the team pinned up for the third place play off.

[Chris Harte]

Tuchel has fucked that up.

If Southgate goes that defensive when he did he'd have been slaughtered for it.

FFS.

[Steve67]

Utterly ridiculous substitutions.  What an absolute melt Tuchel is.

[enigma]

Te subs didn’t help but we were gone before then. I think there was no Rice replacement in the squad so when his legs went we had it!

I think the decision not to have extra central midfield cover was dafter than the defensive tactics after going one-nil up. England didn't need about twelve wingers.

Turns out we didn't need more than one striker.

[frank black]

Can't see who would replace Tuchel to be frank.

I’d happily take it

[PaulWinch again]

The tactics were sensible against Mexico because we had 10 men and they had little attacking spark. It was mental to try and replicate it against Argentina.

[villadelph]

Inviting pressure against a team like Argentina in a semifinal is crazy to me.

[Exeter 77]

Going defensive is fine as long as you have some pace up front to give a chance on the break. If I can see some as basic as that why couldn't Tuchel?

[AV82EC]

Fuck me Tuchel absolutely fucked that up.

[ChicagoLion]

I thought England were the better team, were in control, go 1 up and then Tuchel makes the most alarming tactical error.
What an absolute twat.