Effort, spirit and moments - but do England lack all-round quality?

Effort, spirit and moments - but do England lack all-round quality?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Thomas Tuchel led England to their second World Cup semi-final in the past three tournamentsByPhil McNultyChief football writerPublished3 minutes agoCommentsThomas Tuchel claimed you could bottle up England's mentality and sell it. What you could not sell is their big-game reliability when it matters.Head coach Tuchel was talking in an outspoken interview after the World Cup quarter-final win against Norway, in which he was highly critical of England's performance in the 2-1 victory.The desperate late collapse that resulted in England losing to Argentina in the subsequent semi-final, missing out on a first men's World Cup final appearance since they won the tournament at Wembley in 1966, raised familiar questions about a string of near misses.England can add this bitter disappointment to successive Euro final losses and the 2018 World Cup semi-final defeat by Croatia, giving weight to the argument they will always be a "nearly" team.Effort, spirit and the knack of producing big moments are commendable but will only take you so far - in England's case, not far enough.The devastating late collapse against Argentina joins a catalogue of disappointment now stretching to 60 years.Why England's loss to Argentina felt like most painful in 60 years of hurtPublished1 day ago'Passive' and 'crumbled' - did Tuchel's defensive tactics cost England?Published16 hours agoSome England players disappointed at tactics as Tuchel questions team's DNAPublished9 hours agoDo England lack all-round quality?England's World Cup campaign was led by the world-class quality of their two outstanding performers: captain Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham.Of the Three Lions' 14 goals so far, Kane and Bellingham have scored 12 between them - six each - with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Gordon the other contributors.Tuchel wa...