{"id":50212,"date":"2026-07-15T20:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/i-have-no-regrets-thomas-tuchel-explains-why-he-was-so-defensive-in-englands-loss-to-argentina\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:57:10","slug":"i-have-no-regrets-thomas-tuchel-explains-why-he-was-so-defensive-in-englands-loss-to-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/i-have-no-regrets-thomas-tuchel-explains-why-he-was-so-defensive-in-englands-loss-to-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I have no regrets&#8217; &#8211; Thomas Tuchel explains why he was so defensive in England&#8217;s loss to Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/i-have-no-regrets-thomas-tuchel-explains-why-he-was-so-defensive-in-englands-loss-to-argentina\/#Thomas_Tuchel_talks_about_Englands_negative_tactics\" >Thomas Tuchel talks about England&#8217;s negative tactics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/i-have-no-regrets-thomas-tuchel-explains-why-he-was-so-defensive-in-englands-loss-to-argentina\/#Dan_Byrne_answers_questions_about_Englands_approach\" >Dan Byrne answers questions about England&#8217;s approach<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>England manager Thomas Tuchel looks on (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>England manager Thomas Tuchel defended his decision to adopt such a passive approach during the World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Gordon&#8217;s goal put England in the lead, but they soon became quite defensive as Tuchel made some substitutes and changed the shape of his team, even though there was still plenty of time left.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Argentina finally took the lead, winning 2-1 and qualifying for this Sunday&#8217;s World Cup final against Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Tuchel has been widely criticized for his tactics, but speaking after the game he tried to explain why he felt he had to try to end the game in this way.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thomas_Tuchel_talks_about_Englands_negative_tactics\"><\/span>Thomas Tuchel talks about England&#8217;s negative tactics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Asked about his decision, Tuchel said he had no regrets and insisted he had done what he had to do, as he kept losing space against Argentina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I analyzed the game and played the game in a certain way, so that&#8217;s my responsibility,&#8221; Tuchel said, as reported by BBC Sport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I have no regrets at the moment. The team gave everything and we were very close. We deserved to be 1-0 up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We played the better game, probably the best game in the situation. The team was on top and although we couldn&#8217;t get over the line, we had no regrets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cI think we saw throughout the game and a strong group mentality. We played the game as it was, played against strong teams in the group, traveled long distances, played at high altitudes, played with 10 men, played in the heat and overcame all obstacles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It was a very close game today. Now is not the time to analyze the whole tournament. We lost an important game, so we just played our game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dan_Byrne_answers_questions_about_Englands_approach\"><\/span>Dan Byrne answers questions about England&#8217;s approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After the match, England defender Dan Byrne also spoke about how Tuchel has set up his team.<\/p>\n<p>The Newcastle manager appeared to be sympathetic to the Three Lions manager and admitted it was partly a reaction from his players, but for a time it seemed to be working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;For most of the game I thought we had a pretty good game plan, but obviously when we scored we got a little bit passive and fell back and that ultimately punished us,&#8221; Byrne said.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>    Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Maybe we conceded too many chances. If we did that, they would have scored. It&#8217;s a shame for us. We defended the game better and beat them. When the World Cup final is this close, it hurts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;It&#8217;s also human nature. You know how well we&#8217;ve held on to leads in previous games. That tends to happen to the majority of teams.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Where do you stand on this? Should England have controlled the game better, instead of dropping their attacking players and sitting back? Or maybe it was the right idea, but we just had a little bit of bad luck in terms of quality? 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