BBC pundit brutally says Thomas Tuchel should be sacked while stood yards away from England team

DANNY MURPHY said England should AXE Thomas Tuchel while stood right next to the Three Lions team. The former England international was discussing the future of the head coach as part of the BBC‘s pre-match coverage of Saturday’s third place World Cup play-off against France. Danny Murphy was brutally honest about Thomas Tuchel before England’s showdown with France Tuchel has committed his future to England Credit: Reuters Tuchel has come under intense criticism for the nature of England’s semi-final defeat to Argentina on Wednesday. The Three Lions were a goal up and powering towards the final when Anthony Gordon netted in the 55th minute. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! But a negative retreat to the edge of their own box, and a shift to a five-at-the-back formation, saw Argentina regain control and complete a late comeback. Tuchel says he wants to stay on, and the FA have backed him to lead England into Euro 2028. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP But former Liverpool, Tottenham and Fulham midfielder Murphy reckons they would have been wise to cut ties. And he shared his brutally honest opinion within YARDS of the England players warming up on the Hard Rock Stadium pitch behind him. He said: “I think he will keep his job, but I don’t think he should. He’s failed, and he’s failed in the same way we’ve failed before. “It’s the biggest tournament in the world, and he had his opportunity. Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS England had their hearts broken by Argentina on Wednesday Credit: Getty “I think he probably will get the vote of confidence, but I think they should make a change.” Murphy was left red-faced shortly afterwards as England raced into a stunning 4-0 lead over France by half-time. Comment now