This was then 15-year-old Enzo Fernandez writing this on social media when Messi announced his retirement from the national team. These kids are now dying for him on the pitch. Its a fairytale ending to a perfect career. Not even in movies would this ever happen.
Worst part about that for England is you bring a manager in to avoid that specific game. He's literally come in to avoid that exact sort of exit and served up probably the most egregious version of it I can remember.
When you have a defence that has been poor during the whole tournament, you don’t mask it by throwing on more defenders.
Atrocious from Thomas Tuchel. England have lost this game because of his stupidity. I’m not throwing this on the players, shambolic substitutions! Pathetic tactics!
Tuchel is such a fucking coward. You were going toe to toe with them and preventing shots at goal, and decided to give up the game after the one goal lead. It’s so frustrating.
It isn't that France haven't turned up. It's that Spain basically rendered them irrelevant.
Best performance of the tournament so far, by a distance. Just imposed their game on them.
Deschamps also got it wrong, too. They knew two on three in midfield was a risk.