Trump Mocks England for Blowing World Cup Game: ‘Got to Be a Little Offensive, Right?’

President Donald Trump mocked England’s “unusual” late-game semi-final tactics for costing them a place in the World Cup final, moments after gushing over Argentina’s Lionel Messi for his “brilliant” assist that contributed to his team’s last minute winning goal.

>The president was delivering remarks at a reception in New York City on Friday, ahead of the competition’s final in the city which is scheduled for Sunday.

>“Two amazing teams, Spain and Argentina,” he said of the final, before reflecting on Messi’s decisive cross which allowed the defending champions to snatch a 2-1 semifinal victory over England and book a place in the final against Spain.

>He continued: “I watched that pass that Messi made, not knowing as much as the people in this room, but I know about sorts and I know a little bit about soccer but I watched Messi, and he was well guarded, right? And all of a sudden he is standing on the right, you understand what I’m talking about? I don’t know – I just noticed it. Nobody talked about it, I just noticed it. I said, he is too well guarded by a great player. And then he moved to the right and the other player was just standing there.”

>“And he had plenty of time. He kicked it. It was within I would say a quarter of an inch of being perfect. And that was the end of the game. It was brilliant,” he added.

>Riffing on the tournament’s “great players” he named Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and then England’s team captain Harry Kane.

>“You have a great player in England, who I play golf with, you know that, right? And he is Harry, who has been fantastic,” he said.

>Jibing at the England coach for adopting a defensive posture on field against Argentina, he continued: “I think they perhaps made a mistake when they made him a defensive player – what do I know about soccer?”

>“They took the league and they took their best player and they put him on defense!” the president said to laughter in the room. “But somehow, now – we’ve got to be a little offensive, right? But no, I’m not going to call it. Look, what do I know about coaching? But that was a little unusual.”

>“But Harry is a great guy, actually,” he concluded.

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