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 · Can Kane keep saving England? · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

England then turned around second half of the first half, got back in the game, had a lot of chances.

But really they needed Harry Kane as ever to sort it out for them at the end.

He equalised with a header and then scored a brilliant second.

And I think it's only fair to say after this game that Kane is probably England's greatest ever player.

That's 84 England goals now, 20 in major tournaments.

And England's chances of doing anything at this World Cup rest entirely on his shoulders.

But I think on the other side of the argument, England was so poor again defensively for long stretches here.

They conceded early on.

Johan Wisser hit the post at the end of the first half that would have made it 2-0 to DR Congo and I think it would have been very difficult for England to come back from that.

And I think anyone who's seen England defend in the last few games, I mean they conceded so many chances against Panama, even against Ghana they should have conceded a penalty and I imagine that will probably come back to bite them at some point in this tournament.

Maybe it'll be Mexico in the last 16, maybe it'll be Brazil in the quarter-finals, but I don't think this England defence is good enough to win a World Cup.

I think part of that problem is individuals.

The defenders they have out on the pitch are not necessarily top players.

I think it's also structure.

England are not as good as they used to be at pressing the opposition to stop them from attacking.

So that's probably the biggest worry that I have as I prepare to go to Mexico for the last 16.

The Athletic FC Podcast · Germany hit new low + Ornstein transfer latest · 30 Jun 2026 podcast

Casual, some of them. matched

The mood here is pretty good. matched

I think there's a sense that they can draw a line under the group stage now and get on with the real business of the knockout rounds. matched

Harry Kane has spoken to us in the past about how he really divides the World Cup into two parts. matched

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