’60 years of hurt are a big weight on English players’ shoulders’

England hired a German coach to end 60 years of hurt but will exit the World Cup in the most English of ways. Another defeat in the semifinals. Another defeat from a winning position. The English media was predictably critical of coach Thomas Tuchel after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Argentina. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, The Guardian sports commentator Igor Mladenovic says “60 years of hurt are a big weight on English players”.