England coach Thomas Tuchel fires back at President Trump after World Cup criticism
Thomas Tuchel doesn’t need a lecture from foreign leaders on his World Cup strategies.
The embattled England manager fired back at President Donald Trump after he joined the growing list of those criticizing Tuchel for his maneuvers that backfired in the 2-1 World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina.
“Do you use Donald Trump as your witness for the case or…?” Tuchel responded Friday to a reporter who referenced President Trump’s comments on the matter.
The reporter finished his inquiry by asking Tuchel for his views on the final 35 minutes of Wednesday’s loss, in which England blew a 1-0 lead by allowing two goals in roughly seven minutes.
“I view them in the same way that we were too passive, we got too passive. If you’re asking me if I regret my decision, if this is the question, then I say no, I don’t regret my decisions. I felt that we become too passive,” Tuchel said. “The momentum switches in the match and I tried to help my team. I tried to support. I took several decisions trusting my instinct, my intuition on trusting my competitiveness and I took the decision in order to help the team and get the result. We didn’t get the result, so I take, of course, the responsibility for these decisions. … I have no regrets over the decision itself.”