We watch the garbage games so you don't have to
Thomas Tuchel walked into Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday and did what no coach does unless he’s got a reason that’d make a ranch foreman nod: he sat his best hands. Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham — six goals apiece in this World Cup, both chasing the Golden Boot — started the third-place match against France on the bench.
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Dale Hutchins spent twenty-two years pacing the sidelines of Texas high-school football fields before his knees finally called timeout. Now he trades a whistle for a keyboard, bringing an old-school, run-heavy philosophy and a healthy skepticism for spreadsheets to his gridiron analysis. Whether he's comparing a stubborn defense to a Brahma bull or reminding folks to hydrate, Dale always trusts the tape because the film doesn't lie.