​England’s World Cup dream ended in Atlanta on Wednesday night, as a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina turned from routine heartbreak into a source of real fury among fans.Thomas Tuchel’s decision to substitute goalscorer Anthony Gordon for an extra defender in the second half, while England held a one-goal lead, has been blamed by many for gifting Lionel Messi and Argentina the platform to turn the game around.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut not everyone agrees the manager is the one to blame. Plenty of readers argue Argentina had already begun to dominate before the substitutions were made, and that England’s real problem runs deeper than one tactical call – pointing to a familiar pattern of promising sides losing their nerve once they take the lead against stronger opposition.Others have gone further still, arguing this was simply a case of the better team winning, and that no amount of tinkering with the substitutions bench would have changed the outcome.Here’s what you had to say:TUCHEL THREW THE GAME AWAY! Why on earth pick a sub-standard Declan Rice, who was way off it all game, and take off the left winger – one of the few bright sparks, along with Spence – and replace him with a centre-back. Obvious we were going to concede, and once the equaliser went in there was only ever going to be one winner. Just like France crashed out last night against Spain with barely a whimper, this was a total damp squib of a performance. I always knew when Tuchel turned his back on Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw that we would regret it, and seeing the ball banged long for Dan Burn simply underlined what idiocy it was to let a personal prejudice get in the way of selecting players in form. Kobbie Mainoo now has two managers who don’t believe in him.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCanPeopleReallyBeThisStupidPeople everywhere complaining Kane and Bellingham weren’t in the game. Fair enough, they weren’t really, but that’s because Argentina did a job on them, particularly by making the middle of the park so tight. We used that well to exploit space on the flanks, from which our goal came – winger Morgan crossing for winger Gordon to score. Kane actually did a reasonable job dropping back to help keep Messi quiet, and Bellingham was always looking for a way to get forward with the ball even when he was being chopped down by the Argentinians. The real problems came when Tuchel sacrificed our attacking ability by bringing off our goalscorer and throwing on too many defenders. I’m sure everyone else will have their own opinions, though.RGoddAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe lads did well. Tuchel made the best decision he could given the circumstances – it’s easy to criticise after a loss; had it been a win, he would have been highly praised for his clever defensive tactics. Argentina played well; they were, unfortunately, the better team.BurtIn 1970 England played West Germany in the World Cup quarter-final in