Jack Pitt-Brooke

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1,033 appearances 20 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 15 Sep

Jack Pitt-Brooke’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · World Cup final preview + Ornstein on Rogers to Chelsea · 19 Jul 2026 podcast

And is that going to be a running issue through the autumn?

The Athletic FC Podcast · What now for Tuchel and England? · 16 Jul 2026 podcast

England are out of the World Cup.

That's the Atalanta Stadium behind me where England lost 2-1 to Argentina.

I think what makes this so painful is that in one sense it was a very familiar story.

England got the lead, they retreated and retreated and retreated, they offered nothing going forward and eventually they were punished.

What makes this bad is that

I felt like this is what Thomas Tuchel chose.

England weren't forced back necessarily, but he chose to go back to the Azteca plan.

You know, the five at the back, getting Consa on and then getting Dan Burton on to try and head away crosses.

But because England camped in their own penalty area for so long and offered no pace on the break after they took Anthony Gordon off, England offered nothing at all.

They didn't give Argentina any difficult questions to think about.

It meant that England were camped in, giving Lionel Messi so much space that it almost felt inevitable that Argentina would win the game in 90 minutes.

I think this goes down as a huge mark against Thomas Tuchel.

He was brought in because he was a knockout master, he was a tactical genius, he'd have a bespoke plan for every game.

And here, he got the plan wrong.

His proactive changes made things worse for England.

They removed England's threat on the break.

They opened up the game for Argentina.

And I really think this has done serious damage to Thomas Tuchel's standing with the English football public.

He's just signed a new contract, which will take him through to the Euros.

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