John Terry on Thomas Tuchel: ‘’It is 100% on him. One of the worst tactical decisions I’ve ever seen from a manager. I thought he was elite, yesterday tells me he is not.”
John Terry on Thomas Tuchel: ‘’It is 100% on him. One of the worst tactical decisions I’ve ever seen from a manager. I thought he was elite, yesterday tells me he is not.”
Klopp on Tuchel: ‘’People always speak after the game like coaching is easy. Like you just choose attack or defend and that’s it. It doesn’t work like this. Football is much more complex. I see the criticism of Tuchel for trying to defend the 1-0 against, but let me tell you something: if he didn’t do that, if he kept pushing forward and they conceded the same people would be saying, ‘Why didn’t he control the game? Why didn’t he defend the lead?’
“In knockout football, whatever decision you make, someone will criticise you. I’m not saying every decision is perfect, but you have to understand the logic behind it. Managing a game at that stage is never simple.”
Tuchel’s approach and his defensive changes to try to see out a 1-0 win stunned some England players. There was belief within the squad that Argentina were there for the taking once Gordon put England ahead and that Argentina could have been hit on the counter attack with the introduction of more pace.
