About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Thomas Tuchel's tactics on England's World Cup defeat to Argentina, featuring insights from Adrian Durham, Stuart Pearce, and Jim Proudfoot.

Adrian Durham is joined by Stuart Pearce and Jim Proudfoot in Atlanta after England’s World Cup dream ends in defeat to Argentina. They examine Thomas Tuchel’s tactics, Lionel Messi’s decisive impact and whether the England manager’s decisions were a sackable offence, before looking ahead to Argentina v Spain in the final. YouTube: @talkSPORT X: @talkSPORT & @talkSPORT2 Instagram: @talkSPORT Website: Live Radio, Breaking Sports News, Opinion - talkSPORT Photo Credit: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Durham

Guests: Stuart Pearce, Jim Proudfoot

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer tactics
• England football
• Argentina vs Spain
• Lionel Messi
• Thomas Tuchel
• managerial decisions

Keywords

• World Cup
• England
• Argentina
• Thomas Tuchel
• Lionel Messi
• soccer tactics
• football management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Argentina, Spain, talkSPORT

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