Rob
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It has been the privilege of my life to serve as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The economy today is stronger, fairer and more resilient because of the choices we have taken as a Labour Government over the past two years.
Stability restored, investment delivered and reform to our economy under way. I said when I was appointed Chancellor that I would judge my time in office if the lives ordinary working class people have been improved. I’m proud to say that they have.
And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.
I wish the very best of luck to my successor, Andy and his cabinet. You have my full support, and I will continue to play my part in helping this Labour government deliver the change the country needs.
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@henrywinter We were shown last night what we should have had on Wednesday and its down to Tuchel! It shows you he will not play his best 11 and he isn't bothered about the cost. We should be playing tonight and its down to him. He needs to go. All that talent and he critises DNA! Rubbish!
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Thomas Tuchel on Bukayo Saka, who voiced his frustration at not playing more in the World Cup. Scored a hat-trick today. “Bukayo is a fantastic footballer, a key player for us, and he showed it again today. He was excellent. He was ready to go in the World Cup but I still felt a responsibility to take it slow with Bukayo (after injury).
"He started some matches. It was a tough decision to leave him out of the semi-final. I felt with Norway (win in quarters) that Morgan Rogers showed he was special with his physicality and his body. We had him (Saka) warmed up several times (against Argentina). We were ready to change but situations meant... (they had to make other changes)." #ENG

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@talkSPORT His selfishness and decision making cost us the other day. What a difference playing our wingers and Rice controlling our midfield. We should be in that final tomorrow and he blew it. He wants to be the man in control even if it costs us.
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@itvfootball @England He doesn't want to win this game, how can you leave Kane and Bellingham out. Get him gone please!
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One last push 👊
How @England line up in this World Cup third-place playoff against France ⬇️

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@talkSPORT The 🤡 doesn't want to win this game either! Get him sacked, get him Gone!
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@henrywinter I bet he is saying he is injured because he doesn't want to play for this manager.
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@talkSPORT Even the President knew what not what to do Tuchel. Embarrassing
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@itvfootball Well i don't think he has the backing of the fans or even ex England players. Damage has been done and the comments about DNA were the last straw. Resign!
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“I have the full support from everyone in the FA”
Thomas Tuchel on remaining as England manager for Euro 2028 🏴
#ThreeLions
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@TheAthleticFC If he thinks bringing defenders on for attackers with 25 mins to go when winning is the correct decision he is deluded and the wrong man for the job. Resign!
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While Thomas Tuchel took responsibility for England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, he also refused to accept that any of his decisions were wrong.
“I don’t regret my decisions,” Tuchel said. “I felt that we had to do something different for the team."
Tuchel revealed how hurt he was in the aftermath of Wednesday's 2-1 loss.
“We have to live with this,” Tuchel said. “So it’s our pain, my pain, and the players’ pain.
When asked whether this was the most painful moment of his football career, Tuchel would not commit. “I have a lot of painful ones, and it will not be the last one,” he said.
nyti.ms/4vI1zVb

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@itvfootball Just get him gone! Pathetic, had one tournament and I have had enough. We need an elite manager, no body puts 10 men behind the ball when your winning with 25 mins to go! SHEAR STUPIDITY.
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@henrywinter I have never been so embarrassed by an England manager who made pathetic decisions and lost us that game. He is actually worse than the person he replaced. My opinion he needs to go I have absolutely no faith in him after watching my Country for 60 odd years. Im done with him.
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Thomas Tuchel talks. No regrets but plenty of pain, a plea for perspective, insistence he will not quit and belief that players hit by intensity of schedule. It's draining men. 48 hours after defeat to Argentina, England’s embattled head coach tried to answer his critics when talking last night on arrival here in Miami in advance of today’s World Cup third-place play-off against France. Tuchel refused to say whether Atlanta was “the most painful experience” of his football career. “I don't know. I had a lot of painful ones and it wouldn't be the last one.”
Report from Miami. Main lines of questioning and TT answers…
RESPONSIBLE. Who was responsible for England dropping off and for the defeat? Players or coach? “Listen, if it's easier, if someone takes the blame, I take the blame. No problem. This is the deal that you signed up for, as I understand it.
"You have every right to do so (criticise), but I will not engage in this kind of game. For me, there's no one to blame. If you need someone to blame, I'll take the responsibility. I’m the head coach. If ‘drama’ is needed, if a blame game needs to be played, OK, we can do that, but I have the right to not engage with that.”
SCAR. The pain remained. It’s a scar. “It’s a shock in the beginning. It's becoming more, more painful every single day. It will be a scar for us. Unfortunately, not the first one, and very likely, not the last one. This is what it is in high-level sports. We have to live with this. It’s our pain, my pain, the players’ pain, we feel the most pain of all. It is our scar that we carry. We have to live with this defeat, not the critics, not the experts, not our family members who suffer with us, and want only the best for us, but it's basically us.”
NO REGRETS. Any regrets on his defensive substitutions when England were 1-0 up against Argentina? “I don't regret my decisions, because I felt that we become too passive, the momentum switches and I try to help my team. I took several decisions, trusting my instinct, my intuition, my experience, my trust in my competitiveness, and I took the decision to help the team and get the results.
"We didn't get the result. So I take the responsibility for all these decisions. But the decisions are made under stress, the decisions are made in-game. I would regret if I didn't help, I would regret if we didn't react. But I have no regrets over the decisions.”
PERSPECTIVE. A plea for perspective. “It's not so long ago that we were in front of 1000s and 1000s of fans in America, singing Wonderwall, right? What these players built in the last six-and-a-half weeks was just on the highest level in terms of togetherness, in terms of skill. This represents me and my values. We have to take the next step and play better football under pressure of the football in tournaments. We have another level to reach.
“Maybe it's worth to put it into context. We lost the first official match together since 14 matches. We played in the semi-final against the world champions. We were (at) 85 minutes, 1-0 up. We played against the best player in the world. We are one of the top-four nations. France, Spain and Argentina expect to win the title. We were hoping, we would dream. We are not there yet. There is still a gap to close. And this is what we will do.”
REACTION. What will England’s reaction be, starting against France? “I am competitive. Every player is competitive. We will have a reaction, and it starts from tomorrow. We will not stop chasing, hunting, challenging. If we win, we (England) have the best results of the World Cups in 60 years. That's the perspective, yes. We will show that the mentality is real, the spirit is real, and the togetherness that we have built is not to be questioned."
PASSIVE. So what went wrong against Argentina? “We became too passive in the last 30 minutes. We could not get hold of the ball, we could not find duels anymore. Argentina had a lot of offensive changes and a lot of offensive positions. They were chasing a goal, the substitutes became more and more offensive. We could not stop the crosses and we could not stop the runners into the box. Argentina found another gear, another momentum, another belief. They built something over several years (together).”
THREAT. His response to the growing Argentina threat? “We decided to play a back-five to have more width, (and) closer to the (Argentina) guys who cross. We did excellent after some minutes. We just became too passive, and Argentina found another gear.”
SAKA. Why didn’t Bukayo Saka play against Argentina. “We decided for a more physical approach with Morgan Rogers. I felt like after the game against Norway, Morgan has something special in him. I'm glad he proved to us right with his assist (for Anthony Gordon’s goal).”
DRAINED. Did England suffer a loss of intensity because their players were drained? “Even if we don't want to admit it, because it always feels like an excuse, I feel the game with 10 men in Mexico, the altitude, the travelling, we lost a complete night of sleep, and the game in the heat against Norway and in extra time cost us more than we maybe thought. The players gave everything physically every single match. If you see the intensity drop there must be a reason for it because the motivation was through the roof. We could not reach these kind of intensities.”
BACKING. Tuchel enjoys FA backing, and he wants to stay on. “I can never change my thinking if I would like to carry on.” And so to the game with France. “There will be changes (to the line-up).” #FRAENG #ENG #FIFAWorldCup

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@talkSPORT We have learnt Tuchel is not good enough and doesn't take responsibility.
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@Red65Dave @HarrisDebra21 @deborah_no30454 Because of Brexit 🙈. Because of sheer lunancy of the Tories then these 🤡 on net zero. Wrecking industries and costs for green taxes while other Countries prosper. Norway a fine example. Every other Country has cheaper energy than us. Wind power and they turn them off!
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@HarrisDebra21 @deborah_no30454 Yeah of course its because of gas and electricity prices - most likely its supply chain issues because of brexit.
Did labour sell our gas, oil, electric, water off ? No maggie did.
Did labour invade Iran ? No trump did
Labour havent increased fuel prices
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@SkySportsNews The next step is for you to Resign! Absolute pathetic, your position is unattainable in my opinion. Failure before you start.
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@SkySportsNews Well as a England fan I regret you even been appointed. You literally have not got a clue! You should resign!
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