Milan, July 16 (LaPresse) — It’s not just newspapers and tabloids; former England national team players have also criticized head coach Thomas Tuchel for England’s dramatic World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina. Former captain Gary Lineker raised doubts about Tuchel’s future, stating that he had been “hired specifically to lead us to victory.” “Is he the right man to take us forward? He got everything wrong at the decisive moment,” Lineker said on his Netflix show “The Rest is Football.” Lineker stated that Tuchel’s tactics and substitutions after taking a 1-0 lead “made no sense to me.” “It was pure panic. You can’t take the lead and then give the ball away and throw away any chance of scoring a second goal,” another former England captain, Wayne Rooney, told the BBC. “I think the decisions made by Thomas Tuchel—and we have to be honest about this—cost us dearly tonight,” he added.
2026 World Cup: Lineker and Rooney Say, “Tuchel Got It All Wrong”
Milan, July 16 (LaPresse) — It’s not just newspapers and tabloids; former England national team players have also criticized head coach Thomas Tuchel for England’s dramatic World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina. Former captain Gary Lineker raised doubts about Tuchel’s future, stating that he had been “hired specifically to lead us to victory.” “Is he the right man to take us forward? He got everything wrong at the decisive moment,” Lineker said on his Netflix show “The Rest is Football.” Lineker stated that Tuchel’s tactics and substitutions after taking a 1-0 lead “made no sense to me.” “It was pure panic. You can’t take the lead and then give the ball away and throw away any chance of scoring a second goal,” another former England captain, Wayne Rooney, told the BBC. “I think the decisions made by Thomas Tuchel—and we have to be honest about this—cost us dearly tonight,” he added.
