Caught Offside

Caught Offside: Tuchel Tactics Sink England, More Messi Magic, Spain Humble the French

Caught Offside

Show Notes

We have our final! On the latest edition of Caught Offside, Andrew Gundling and JJ Devaney discuss Argentina's come-from-behind victory over England as Tuchel's tactics come back to bite him. We'll break down his decision to recede into a defensive shell, Argentina coming up with more late game heroics and how much of this comes down to winning/losing DNA. Then, we'll look at Spain's 2-0 victory of tournament favorites France. How did Luis de la Fuente get it so right? And is there anything Deschamps could have done differently to stop it? Speaking of Deschamps, we'll weigh in on his era of French football as he exits stage left and his former teammate, Zinedine Zidane enters to picture to try and add to a trophy cabinet that feels a little thinner than it should.

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