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Just two months before the 2026 FIFA North Korea-China World Cup, the unbearable public opinion exploded. Criticism is mounting against the head coach, who made remarks that seemed to shift the responsibility to a specific player after the A match loss.
The British 'BBC' spotlighted on the 2nd (Korea Standard Time), saying, "Coach Thomas Tuchel said he could not guarantee Phil Foden (Manchester City)'s inclusion in the World Cup final list."
England, ranked fourth in the FIFA rankings, lost 0-1 in the warm-up match against Japan (18th) on the 1st. England even suffered the humiliation of losing to Japan for the first time in history at Wembley Stadium, a soccer site.
Even Tuchel made remarks after the game that seemed to shift the blame for the defeat to the player. According to the BBC, when asked if he had any doubts about Foden's trip to the World Cup, Tuchel said, "There is no guarantee that Foden can go to the World Cup," made clear.
Tuchel then said, "Foden is excellent on the training ground. However, his performance is not satisfactory, he said. "Even in Manchester City, I haven't had much time to play recently. I had high expectations at this convocation, but I am not influencing the stadium," he said, directly criticizing the player.
On the same day, Tuchel pushed ahead with an experiment to put Foden as the fake No. 9 to make up for the absence of the main gun Harry Kane (Bayern Munich). However, Foden, Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) and Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) were in a mess as they overlapped each other.
In the end, Tuchel's experiment ended in complete failure, and the coach blamed the player's lack of skills.
There is also strong criticism of Tuchel's excessive dependence on players and lack of tactics. The Daily Mail strongly criticized Tuchel for comparing England without Kane to Portugal without Cristiano Ronaldo or Argentina without Lionel Messi, saying he was "delusional."
In addition, the media said, "Kane will turn 33 at the start of the World Cup. "Even when Kane was already playing in the last Euro 2024 and Qatar World Cup, England struggled in attack," he pointed out.
"It is a big mistake for Tuchel to consider Kane as the only savior to lead his team to victory like Messi and Ronaldo. It is a dangerous gamble to hang on to just one Kane without a clear alternative, he warned.
In fact, Tuchel destroyed himself with a bizarre tactic of 4-2-4-0 by following the way former interim coach Li Kasley failed against Greece in the match against Japan. The result of breaking his promise not to force talented players into the match became a disaster of his first defeat against Japan.
England face Croatia in their first match in the World Cup finals. Tuchel must submit his final list to FIFA by May 30.
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