El ataque ofensivo de Inglaterra en la segunda parte contra Croacia no logra disimular las debilidades defensivas | Jacob Steinberg
Aunque los delanteros brillaron, el desempeño del Dallas dejó al descubierto una defensa inestable que podría costarle caro a Thomas Tuchel y a Inglaterra en la recta final del torneo. Cuando Thomas Tuchel ganó la Liga de Campeones con el Chelsea en 2021, el éxito se basó en una defensa férrea y una disciplina en el mediocampo inquebrantables. Cinco años después, sin embargo, la selección inglesa de Tuchel no mostró ninguna de esas cualidades durante una pésima primera mitad en…
Even as forwards shine, Dallas performance exposes shaky defence that may cost Thomas Tuchel and England dear come the tournament’s sharp end
When Thomas Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 the success was built on unflinching defensive rigour and midfield discipline. Five years on, though, Tuchel’s England displayed neither of those qualities during a dreadful first half in Dallas. They kept losing the ball in dangerous areas, struggled to maintain their shape without the ball and were rocking when Croatia stung them with a second equaliser just before half-time.
The vibe could hardly have been less convincing. Anthony Barry, Tuchel’s No 2, let rip in an interview with ITV, accusing England of doing all the wrong things, of playing with “a nervous energy”, of making everything “confused and complicated” against opponents well versed in making their craft and experience in midfield count.
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