Neville: Don't Blame Tuchel. Blame England's Soul.

Another World Cup dream, another crash-and-burn. England left Atlanta after Argentina bagged two goals in the second half, and naturally, everyone wanted Tuchel's head. His tactical tweaks, especially pulling Gordon for Konsa on 72 minutes as the team folded under pressure, drew immediate fire. Fair enough. It looked rough.

But Neville, chatting with Sky Sports News, refused to join the chorus. He never expected England to win the whole damn thing anyway. Reaching the semi-final? "An incredible achievement." That's his take.

For Neville, this isn't a new problem. This is a VHS tape stuck on repeat for twenty, thirty years. England gets ahead, then what? They sit deep. They invite pressure. They forget how to attack. It’s a familiar, frustrating dance. He should know: he played and coached through eight of these tournaments. Five of them ended in the soul-crushing lottery of penalties – a direct symptom, he argues, of that same crippling defensive mindset.

This isn't some clever tactical flaw, not really. It’s in the head. Psychological. Legs turn to lead when the pressure mounts. Players stop thinking about extending the lead and start obsessing over clean sheets. The counter-attack opportunities vanish. "Something in our psyche," Neville called it. A collective mental block. That's a sobering thought.

Now, he's not letting Tuchel completely off the hook. But he made it damn clear: he, and countless other former England internationals, are just as responsible for embedding these patterns. Tuchel, mind you, isn't going anywhere; he signed an extension before the World Cup. The FA? Reportedly unbothered about his future. Which, if Neville's right, makes perfect sense. The problem isn't the manager, it's the patient.