Ex-England players demand Tuchel's resignation after World Cup exit

The air in the Talksport studio turned from jubilation to despair as England's World Cup hopes crumbled against Argentina. Former players Jamie O'Hara and Jason Cundy, initially celebrating England's goal, were left fuming after Lautaro Martínez's late winner sealed their exit.

O'Hara, a former midfielder, unleashed a torrent of criticism at England manager Thomas Tuchel. "You can't play like this against Argentina. They don't give up," O'Hara exclaimed, visibly agitated. He accused Tuchel of making a "terrible decision" by retreating too early in the match, arguing that England had more attacking options like Rashford and Saka available.

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I told you, mate, I told you it was coming. This was coming for 15 minutes. You can't play like this. You can't play like this against Argentina. They don't give up. It's a terrible, terrible decision by Thomas Tuchel. We sat back too early. We could have brought on Rashford, we have Saka... We had so much more to give in this game and we just sat back. It's a terrible decision. This is what they brought him in for, to make this decision correctly.

"We had so much more to give in this game and we just sat back. It's a terrible decision. This is what they brought him in for, to make this decision correctly," O'Hara lamented. The sentiment was shared by Cundy, a former defender, who struggled to articulate his dismay.

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Oh my God. We're out, we're out. It's the worst decision ever, it's an unforgivable mistake, Argentina won it in the 92nd minute. It's a shocking, shocking decision. Thomas Tuchel you should be ashamed! Sack him, sack him, sack him, sack him now! Embarrassing, we're out. How can he make that decision with 25 minutes to go? He's completely lost it. He's completely bottled it and we're out of the World Cup because of Thomas Tuchel. Embarrassing.

As Argentina secured their victory, O'Hara's frustration boiled over. "Oh my God. We're out, we're out. It's the worst decision ever, it's an unforgivable mistake," he declared. He directly blamed Tuchel for the World Cup exit, calling his tactics "embarrassing" and "shocking." O'Hara questioned Tuchel's decision to play so defensively with 25 minutes remaining, stating the manager was "completely lost" and had "completely bottled it."

"We were so close to achieving it and we sat back. Why did we sit back? Go out and win it," O'Hara pleaded. He questioned why Tuchel was appointed when they could have potentially achieved success with the previous manager, Gareth Southgate. "This is one of the worst managerial decisions I have ever seen in my life. A total failure," O'Hara concluded, with Cundy adding his disbelief at Tuchel's appointment, questioning the choice of a German coach when their needs were different.

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We were so close to achieving it and we sat back. Why did we sit back? Go out and win it. We brought him in to be brave. We could have got there with Southgate. This is one of the worst managerial decisions I have ever seen in my life. A total failure.