​The world watched with shock as England lost 2-1 to Argentina despite being a goal up, but to Bayern Munich fans, this was a story that they’d unfortunately seen before.While England fell when it mattered most and made way for Argentina to secure their spot in back-to-back World Cup finals, painful reminders of the ill-fated night in Madrid two years ago must have flashed in the minds of those unlucky enough to remember it.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhat ensued after Anthony Gordon’s goal today was almost a play-by-play recreation of one of the worst moments in Bayern’s modern history. It is no surprise that the perpetrator on both occasions was Thomas Tuchel, delivering fans a fate they did not deserve, and this time around, denying football a World Cup final worthy of its billing.For those lucky enough not to remember, the game in question that shared striking similarities with the World Cup semifinal was Bayern’s 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in the second leg of the 2023/24 Champions League semifinal. There is a lot that Tuchel deserves criticism for after the Argentina loss and much of it is best encapsulated by drawing parallels to his handling of Bayern’s Champions League crash-out two years ago.“…is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt would be a disservice to call this a tactical breakdown, because on England’s end, there were few tactics at play following their lead. England did well to control the game up until they scored, but ironically, that was the turning point as they chose to forfeit possession of the ball and sit back. What then transpired for the next 40 minutes was a poor and disorganized low block that allowed Argentina free rein in the English box, and little to no pressure from England also meant that Argentina had complete control over the flanks. This change in approach was set in stone when Tuchel took off his goalscorer Gordon for centre-back Erzi Konsa at the 72nd minute, and followed that up by bringing on defender Nico O’Reilly for Declan Rice.The issue with this should become exceedingly clear: if you allow any half-decent team a bunch of attempts on goal with uninterrupted access into prime crossing positions, you are bound to concede. More so when said team just happens to have the greatest creator the sport has ever seen. Just take a look at the state of their defensive setup:What was supposed to be a 5-3-2 out of possession turned out far too often to be a chaotic mess that rushed to crowd the box when facing an attack. Lacking coordination and helpless, hoping for the best. Unbelievably frustrating to watch.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe point is, this isn’t the first time Tuchel has tried this. Bayern’s 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in 2024 saw the Rekordmeister go up by one in the 68th minute, after which virtually the same set of events ensued. Tuchel first took off Bayern’s only remaining w