Jadi gini gaes, setelah England ngebekenin Norway 2-1 di perempat final [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/12/norway-england-world-cup-quarter-final-match-report] World Cup 2026 dan melaju ke semi-final buat pertama kalinya sejak 2018, Thomas Tuchel tiba-tiba ngeluarin statement yang bikin banyak orang melongo.
"We were lucky today."
Yeah lo denger benar, head coach Inggris itu bilang timnya beruntung malgré mereka udah di last four. Tuchel ngegas lagi: "The result is fantastic, we are in the last four – it's amazing – but I'm not happy with the performance. In every sense. Sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough, not repetitive enough."
Nah lo, mentang-mentang udah menang malah dikrit gini. Dan ternyata Jude Bellingham, si bintang Real Madrid yang mencetak dua gol di match itu, nggak terima dengan kritikan Tuchel. Saat ditanyain soal评论 coachnya itu, Bellingham cuma jawab singkat tapi nampol:
"Yeah, well, whatever."
Sekilas sih keliatan santai, tapi body language-nya juga udah pada ngomong bahwa dia emang nggak agrees sama statement Tuchel. Bellingham ngelanjutin dengan defense ke队友-队友nya: "It's difficult out there. It's a tough shift. All the players have put in a tough shift, so my thoughts and appreciation goes to the players who were out there and put in a great shift yet again."
Detail Match yang Bikin Debat
Kalau lo nonton atau следить match-nya, lo harus tau soal momen kontroversial di injury time babak pertama. Gol pertama Bellingham yang bikin skor 1-1 sebelum half-time sebenernya penuh kontroversi. Replays nunjukin kalau bola dari Norway goal-kick nyentuh overhead cable sebelum Bellingham cetak gol. FIFA sendiri udah released statement kalau sensor di bola nggak nemu evidence kalau bola kesentuh cable, tapi Norway coach Ståle Solbakken persist sama opininya kalau "it's pretty clear" bola kesentuh.
Bellingham nggak cuma berhenti di situ. Dia nambahin: "Maybe he doesn't know what it's like to play in those kind of conditions against Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard, Antonio Nusa, Alexander Sørloth. That's not an easy team to play against." Auto roast ke Tuchel tapi tetep classy kan? 🐐
Tuchel Defense Diri, Kane Setuju
Setelah jadi trending topic, Tuchel defend himself di press conference dan bilang nggak ada "disconnect" sama pemain-pemainnya. "I'm impressed with the shift they put in and to overcome adversity. They cannot get enough praise for that. But I'm also a football coach and we can play better."
Meanwhile, Harry Kane nyambungin dengan opininya yang nunjukin support ke pendekatan Tuchel: "It still feels like there's a part of him that knows we can do better, which in a way is a good thing. If we are in the semi-final of a World Cup knowing we can still improve, still find another level, then we've got to take that as a positive."
Geek Opinion
Nah ini yang seru. Dari perspektif seorang football enthusiast, pendekatan Tuchel emang keliatan unambitious tapi justru itu yang bikin para pemain tetap on their toes. Berbeda sama Gareth Southgate yang sometimes terlalu soft, Tuchel nggak mau pemainnya keplek-keplek enjoy setelah satu kemenangan.
Tapi dari sisi Bellingham jugavalid sih, karena dua golnya emang crucial buat England. Dan kalau kita liat stats, Bellingham udah cetak 6 gol di tournament ini - hanya kalah dari Lionel Messi dan Kylian Mbappé, dan se-level sama Harry Kane.
Kalau lo tim mana nih? Tim yang agree sama Tuchel bahwa England harus improve, atau tim yang udah nyangka Bellingham auto marah karena dikrit padahal udah jadi hero match? 🤔
Yang jelas, semi-final England vs Argentina atau Switzerland bakalan seru banget. Lo nggak mau lewatin update terbaru soal World Cup 2026 kan? 😎
