The German will be pilloried for his semi-final decisions but that is to ignore the fact that English football culture is not set up to win major tournaments

The German coach was supposed to be the master of big-game management but this felt like a self-inflicted collapse

Thomas Tuchel was appointed in a blaze of publicity, stating his aim was to add a second star to the England shirt with another World Cup win.

England's players were betrayed at this World Cup