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England captain, Harry Kane, has explained wherefore his squad mislaid 2-1 against Argentina successful the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Kane, who admitted that helium was gutted by the result of the match, said Thomas Tuchel’s broadside didn’t bash capable aft going 1-0 up successful the 55th infinitesimal of the encounter.
“I’m gutted for the team, the staff, the fans. We played a bully crippled for the bulk of it. When we went 1-0 up, we seemed to conscionable effort to clasp on, which astatine this level is not enough,” Kane said astatine his post-match interview.
“In the archetypal fractional and the commencement of the 2nd half, we pressed them well. We enactment them nether loads of pressure, precocious up the pitch.
“That allowed america to triumph balls and power the game. After the [England] goal, whether it was them putting much men guardant oregon america conscionable not being capable to lucifer them antheral for man, it was conscionable question aft question [of Argentina attacks]. Lads were putting blocks in, but successful the extremity it wasn’t enough.”
World Cup: I’m gutted – Harry Kane explains wherefore England mislaid 2-1 to Argentina
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