{"id":2313,"date":"2026-07-16T19:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:08:16","slug":"his-decisions-cost-us-dearly-rooney-slams-tuchel-after-argentina-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/his-decisions-cost-us-dearly-rooney-slams-tuchel-after-argentina-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;His decisions cost us dearly&#8217;: Rooney slams Tuchel after Argentina comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-18-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wayne Rooney has hit out at Thomas Tuchel\u2019s tactical approach following England\u2019s World Cup semi-final exit to Argentina, claiming the manager&#8217;s errors proved fatal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England&#8217;s heart-breaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina is made all the more painful by the nature of the collapse. Leading 1-0, the Three Lions inexplicably abandoned their attacking impetus, allowing the &#8216;Albiceleste&#8217; to lay siege to their penalty area. Thomas Tuchel looked to shut up shop with defensive substitutions, but the tactical shift failed to prevent a spirited comeback from Lionel Scaloni\u2019s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post-match, a defiant Tuchel refused to entertain any self-criticism. &#8220;I have no regrets&#8230; We played one of our best matches of the tournament, perhaps the best given the circumstances. The team were a ten out of ten,&#8221; the manager insisted, doubling down on his strategy despite a wave of condemnation from the footballing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wayne Rooney was among the most prominent voices to lash out. The former Manchester United forward, who scored 53 goals in 120 appearances for his country, pulled no punches. &#8220;We have to be honest. The decisions Thomas Tuchel made have cost England dearly,&#8221; he told &#8216;BBC Sport&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We retreated and invited them onto us. They piled on the pressure and we eventually buckled. As soon as they scored the first goal, the second felt inevitable,&#8221; Rooney added in a scathing analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former striker accused England of lacking the courage of their convictions: &#8220;When you have the initiative, you have to keep it. We go 1-0 up, then we drop back, make substitutions and end up playing with five or six defenders. If you allow Messi and Argentina to pin you back, you are asking for trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rooney also spared a thought for the travelling fans in Dallas: &#8220;These supporters have spent a lot of money to be here. I expected more from this game. The changes we made didn&#8217;t help; I am devastated. Sometimes you need a bit of luck to win these tournaments.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne Rooney has hit out at Thomas Tuchel\u2019s tactical ap [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2315,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2313\/revisions\/2315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}