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Tuchel faces a lot of criticism despite reaching the round of 16

Although the English team made it to the round of 16 of the World Cup, they beat Thomas Tuchel a lot of criticism in England in contrast to. »I have great concerns. We’re all happy that England have progressed, but especially when England lose the ball, the defense is very vulnerable,” complained Former international Wayne Rooney at the BBC. Tuchel’s team is “simply not up to par” in many areas.

Those too English press was not sparing with criticism given the weak performance against the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Thomas Tuchel’s disastrous decision was almost exposed – England narrowly escapes a World Cup surprise,” he wrote DailyStar. The team has inexplicably transformed into a »pub team« I played “slowly and sloppily”. “England was really at the end at times in this game,” he analyzed Guardian.

The positive headlines meanwhile belonged again Harry Kane. The Bayern striker had a late 2-1 win in the round of 16 against DR Congo scored both goals for his team and now stands at total five tournament goals. “From now on I will call him Sir Harry Kane,” France’s former star striker Thierry Henry ennobled the 32-year-old Englishman on the US broadcaster CBS: “He alone was the answer.”

In the Round of 16 meets England on Sunday evening (local time/Monday, 2 a.m. CEST) in the legendary Aztec Stadium in Mexico City on co-host Mexico.