Did Thomas Tuchel cost England a World Cup Final? - The Sports Agents
7/16/202636 min
With Gabby & Mark being shuttled around the USA (first class), Nedum Onuoha takes the reins of today’s show alongside football writer Julien Laurens and it’s explosive!
The boys pull no punches after England’s abject surrender against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final. Julien's explains why he thinks England have a "loser’s generation” and Nedum reveals why head coach Thomas Tuchel is to blame for their collapse after going 1-0 up.
Elsewhere there’s a World Cup Final to look forward to and Spanish author Guillem Balague joins the boys to discuss where it all went right for Spain ahead of their dream match up with Leo Messi’s Argentina in Sunday’s final.
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Nedum Onuoha· Host0:29
England have got great individuals playing for some incredible football clubs. They have somebody on the sideline who was being paid to take them to the promised land.
Julien Laurens· Guest0:38
Yeah.
Nedum Onuoha· Host0:38
Why did they freeze?
Julien Laurens· Guest0:39
So the time of the drink breaks, where Tuchel could have changed everything. He could have made his substitutions then. You're so lucky. You have a timeout in this condition when you're England and Tuchel, and you do nothing with it. This is a loser's generation, right? I thought Kane said something, "There's a piece missing." Is it technically? Is it tactically? Is it the personnel? Psychologically? What is it? We couldn't bring it over the line. No, in the moment, no regrets.
Nedum Onuoha· Host1:03
That to me sounds like delusion. And the sad thing is that's coming from the head coach of England's Men's National Team, who was brought in to be different than the history that's been there before.
Julien Laurens· Guest1:12
I would sack him. If I was the, the English FA right now, and you know, I would sack him.
Speaker 41:17
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Nedum Onuoha· Host1:22
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