Kane hit out at Tuchel after Argentina loss: «We just hung on» | OneFootball

The epic 2-1 comeback by the Argentina National Team against England in the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup left deep scars in the British dressing room. Visibly shaken by the result, captain Harry Kane did not hide his frustration and openly questioned coach Thomas Tuchel’s strategy after taking the lead. The Bayern Munich striker criticized the defensive approach the team adopted after Anthony Gordon’s early finish.

In the brief press conference held right there on the pitch, the forward harshly expressed his disagreement with how the game unfolded: “Once we went 1-0 up, we seemed to just try to hold on... which at this level is not enough.” The captain described the relentless pressure his team faced from Lionel Scaloni’s side: “After the goal, whether it was because they were pushing more men forward or because we couldn’t match them individually, it was wave after wave, and we were just trying to hang on, with our lads throwing in blocks. But in the end, it just wasn’t enough.”

Trying to distance himself from the coaching staff’s tactical decision to sit back and protect the lead, Kane insisted that the squad’s ambition was completely different. “The lads are always ready for any moment in the game, and when we went ahead, the message was to keep attacking and score another goal. Obviously, once they scored their two goals, the objective was to find something, but we could have regained control of the match,” he stressed firmly. Despite the pain of falling just short of the final, the striker offered a brief assessment of the tournament:

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