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Anthony Gordon has not minced his words when reliving the European Championship in 2024‚ calling the whole tournament a waste of a summer. One minute was the sum total of Gordon's involvement as England won only two of their seven matches in normal time amid heavy debate around problems on the left wing. Different this time‚ with Gordon having performed well in the knockout stages and scoring the opener against Argentina in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final. He's consigned 2024 to history and soon embarks on a new chapter in Barcelona.
Graeme Souness has insisted Kobbie Mainoo 'doesn't know his position' as he outlined why he believes Thomas Tuchel refused to turn to the Man United midfielder during England's World Cup semi-final exit to Argentina. Tuchel has faced significant criticism over his defensive substitutions in England's 2-1 defeat by Argentina in Atlanta. England had taken the lead via Anthony Gordon but succumbed after a series of game-changing defensive substitutions saw the initiative handed over to their opponents‚ who progressed to the final thanks to goals from Enzo Fernandez and a stoppage-time winner from Lautaro Martinez.
Thomas Tuchel was wrong to suggest England do not have the 'DNA' to control possession when many of the nation's best technical players were either left at home or not used at the tournament‚ Gary Neville has argued. Tuchel has come under fire for opting to take off goalscorer Anthony Gordon moments after he gave England the lead‚ bringing on Ezri Konsa and switching to a back five‚ inviting Argentina to attack the Three Lions' back line. Despite Argentina scoring twice to win the game within a few minutes of his switches‚ Tuchel has defended his tactical decisions‚ saying: 'In this moment my feeling was no structure in the world could have helped us.'
England star Marc Guehi appeared to hit out at England's second-half tactics after the Three Lions lost their slender lead to be knocked out of the World Cup by Argentina on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon had opened the scoring in the 55th minute after the Three Lions were put through an attritional first-half which saw midfield stars such as Jude Bellingham and Elliot Anderson repeatedly targeted with fouls. But with 10 minutes plus injury time left to play‚ Thomas Tuchel made a raft of defensive changes which allowed little room for England to extend their goal cushion.
MIKE KEEGAN IN ATLANTA: Thomas Tuchel retains the backing of the Football Association despite England's desperately disappointing World Cup exit‚ Daily Mail Sport understands. The Three Lions boss has come in for heavy criticism after his side conceded twice late on to go out to old rivals Argentina in Atlanta. England had taken the lead via Anthony Gordon but succumbed after a series of game-changing defensive substitutions saw the initiative handed over to their gleeful opponents‚ who progressed to the final thanks to goals from Enzo Fernandez and a stoppage-time winner from Lautaro Martinez.
England had taken the lead in the 56th minute through Anthony Gordon‚ but opted to try and hold onto their advantage rather than add to it. Tuchel went to a back five that served him so well in the last-16 win over Mexico‚ with Ezri Konsa coming on for the goal scorer to join Reece James‚ John Stones‚ Marc Guehi and Djed Spence. They found themselves on the defensive‚ and Dan Burn was later introduced too when Reece James left the field injured.
Anthony Gordon had just given England the lead in Atlanta in the second-half of a tense match against the defending champions when winger Giuliano Simeone found himself running at goal down the right wing. It looked for all the world that Simeone‚ son of former England nemesis Diego‚ would equalise‚ but Spence sprung from nowhere to intervene. The full back‚ who has become a player synonymous with England's World Cup run‚ ran in from left back and put in an impressive tackle to deny Simeone a shot at goal and save his side.
New evidence - direct from the World Cup stadium spidercam - now proves that Jude Bellingham's controversial first goal against Norway was right to stand after all‚ despite the claims of the Norwegian players. Norway had insisted that a goal kick from their goalkeeper Orjan Nyland struck one of the mid-air cables that supports the overhead spidercam before falling to England's Elliot Anderson‚ who went on to pass to Anthony Gordon to set up Bellingham's goal. That scenario should have seen play stopped and the goal disallowed. But FIFA has reviewed videos from various angles and Daily Mail Sport has seen footage which shows a natural flight path of the ball.
OLIVER HOLT IN ATLANTA: In a futuristic‚ gleaming steel stadium‚ protected from the hellish heat that beat down outside by a translucent dome‚ England spent 68 minutes wrestling with nightmares and staring at a defeat that would have ranked alongside their loss to the USA at the 1950 World Cup in Belo Horizonte as the worst in their history. Undone by their own abysmal defending in this Round of 32 match‚ kept at bay by the heroic performance of DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi and denied what looked like a certain penalty for a foul on Harry Kane by the Jordanian referee‚ England were stalked by thoughts of the humiliation of an early exit when they had come to win the World Cup. Instead‚ well‚ instead‚ just Harry Kane. It is as simple as that‚ really. Sure‚ Jude Bellingham played like a titan again and Anthony Gordon made a big difference when he came off the bench but when a crushing 1-0 defeat was only 15 minutes away‚ Kane stepped up and blasted England into a Round of 16 tie against Mexico City in the mighty Azteca Stadium on Sunday evening.
ANT'S REALITY CHECK: Anthony Gordon's World Cup struggles have seen him called out as he's warned Barcelona might be having second thoughts after blockbuster summer transfer
NOTHING LEFT: Thomas Tuchel takes aim at Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford as he bemoans England's faltering attack down the flanks
Why not quicken things up and play to our strengths? There is so much debate as to who should play on the left‚ who should play in the middle‚ who should play on the right. My solution - play them all! If it is Anthony Gordon who starts on the left‚ tell him: 'Forget about conserving energy‚ you've got 45 minutes‚ give it everything you've got‚ empty the tank'. Then‚ at half-time‚ on comes Marcus Rashford. Make one player from two. This rotation also means they can go again a few days later.
CRAIG HOPE AT THE INTER&CO STADIUM: The Three Lions got off to an electric start in Florida when Declan Rice opened the scoring in the first 10 minutes following good work from Anthony Gordon ‚ and the Barcelona winger scored a second from the spot in the second-half. Ollie Watkins added a third late on.
Watch: Arsenal's Declan Rice fires England ahead vs Costa Rica after brilliant Anthony Gordon assist
Barcelona are sending Marcus Rashford back to Manchester United and he will not play for them next season‚ according to reports in Spain this morning. England forward Rashford‚ 28‚ was available for just a £26million fee as part of his loan agreement to Barcelona - but they are not willing to pay. Barcelona have signed Rashford's England team-mate Anthony Gordon for £70m from Newcastle United. The Man United star's big wages would've added significant extra costs to any deal.
PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: After spending most of the day in a hotel waiting for bureaucratic snags to be ironed out‚ Anthony Gordon became Barcelona's sixth most-expensive signing ever on Friday night.
Barcelona have delayed the unveiling of England star Anthony Gordon‚ with his £70million move from Newcastle set to be confirmed imminently. The 25-year-old has passed his medical and was set to be revealed as a Barca player at 12:30 GMT on Friday afternoon‚ but the LaLiga champions have repeatedly pushed back his presentation due to minor paperwork issues. Gordon is now expected to be revealed in the famous red and blue on Barcelona's YouTube channel at 2:15 BST.
The Spanish champions have kickstarted their recruitment drive by agreeing a £70million plus deal to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United‚ who is arriving for his medical today. They are also preparing an offer for striker Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid but know‚ with their rivalry plus a huge price tag‚ that is not straightforward either.
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