🚨🗣️ Rodri on who he wants to win the Ballon d’or:
🗣️ “I think any football fan around the world right now wants Spain to win the World Cup, and the World Cup is a very important decider to who wins the Ballon d’or.”
🗣️ “If Yamal wins it after all it’s a huge win, If Harry Kane wins it after we win then much better because he was the best player throughout this year, not just in this World Cup.”
Ball possession was not a part of Norway’s DNA either
Our coach Ståle Solbakken has worked very hard to make that a strength for us.
Against Brazil the possession was 66% - 34% advantage Norway
We made 681 passes
Brazil 331
That Tuchel comments about DNA is ridiculous. It wasn’t DNA that left Mainoo on the bench and several of England’s most talented ball players out of the squad. Or who brought on multiple brawny defenders when England needed to keep the ball.
Thomas Tuchel is taking the piss.
English footballers can play. You just didn’t put them on the field. You played seven across the backline for 30 minutes, abandoned midfield, had no pace on the counter, and left several ball players at home.
This is YOUR fault.
No words are big enough right now to overcome this empty feeling in the stomach. We were close, really close to another final but it wasn’t enough. We’ve given everything over these last 7 weeks and to fall short is hard to take!
I know the expectations are high and rightly so, we’ve been knocking on the door for 8 years now but again are missing that final piece of the jigsaw! That’s where we have to go away, process it and find a way to get better. I’m so proud of the boys and what we have shown throughout this tournament - some tough games and tough environments that we have overcome.
Some memories that will stay with us players and I’m sure you fans for a long long time! Going for glory doesn’t always mean you will get it. You have to fight for it, get knocked down, pick yourself up and go again and that’s what we will do, there’s no other way but to keep believing and keeping pushing.
Thank you to every single fan that travelled and showed their support in the stadiums. Thank you to every fan back home for believing in us. Thank you to the boys and staff for everything you have given. As always Win or lose, we learn and go again! 🏴🦁
I'm still so perplexed with Tuchel's choices last night.
Why did he take off Gordon instead of Rogers? Not only does Gordon have way more pace, which would have been great on the counter - but the partnership he had with Spence was destroying that Argentine right hand side.
Why did we go 5 at the back with SO LONG left in a game we were reasonably comfortable in?
Why did we go 6 at the back when they made it 1-1?
Like I just can't fathom these schoolboy tactical errors.
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.