Fitar England daga Kofin Duniya na FIFA 2026 a matakin demi-final ta haifar da bincike mai zurfi wanda ya wuce dabaru da tsari — musamman game da 'yan wasan kansu, da kuma ko isasshen adadin su ya isar da abin da ake bukata a lokacin da ya fi muhimmanci a kan Argentina.

Yan wasan da suka tashi matsayi

A tsakanin bakin ciki, wasu 'yan wasan England sun nuna ayyuka da suka cancanci karrama. Djed Spence, wanda kasancewarsa a cikin tawagar Thomas Tuchel an yi tambaya tun farko, shi ne wanda ya nuna mafi kyau a mafarin England a daren Atlanta.

An ba Spence aikin wuya na toshe Lionel Messi duk lokacin da ya yi gudu gefen filin, yayin da kuma ya bayar da hatsarin kai hari a kan Nahuel Molina. Ya yi nasara a bangarori biyu. Babu dan wasan England da ya gwada dribbling fiye da shi, kuma sai Declan Rice kawai ya kammala fiye da shi. Ya kuma kammala kashi 80 cikin 100 na kafaffen kwallonsa a karshen biyar — adadi wanda sai Reece James ne ya wuce shi.

A bangaren tsaro, babu dan wasan England da ya yi tackling da yanke kwallo fiye da shi. Matsayin Power Rankings na Sky Sports ya bashi maki 77/100 — na uku mafi kyau na England a daren. Anthony Gordon ya jagoranci wannan jerin da maki 83, yana mai tsawaita jerin ayyuka na daidaituwa wanda ya sa shi ya zama mafi yawan dan wasan England mai daidaituwa a gasar. Elliot Anderson shi ne na uku, ko da yake makinsa ya kuma wakilci mafi munin aikin sa na uku a lokacin bazara.

Dare na aiki ƙasa da mataki ga 'yan wasan muhimmai

Ga wasu 'yan wasan England na yau da kullum, wasannin Argentina ya wakilci mafi munin aiki ko kusa da mafi muni a gasar. James — duk da damuwarsa ta tsoka na hamstring — ya samu mafi ƙarancin matsayin Power Rankings a cikin bayyanarsa huɗu. John Stones, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, da Jordan Pickford duk sun samu ko mafi munin ko na biyu mafi munin matsayi a gasar.

Rarraba Pickford ya tabbatar da cutar musamman. Ya yi wasa kai tsaye fiye da a wasannin da suka gabata, wanda ya rage ikon abokan aikinsa na riƙe kwallo da kuma gina hare-hare. Shi ne na biyu mafi munin aikinsa dangane da raɗin kwallaye da aka samu idan aka kwatanta da abin da ake tsammani a duk gasar — sai ayyukansa a kan Croatia kawai ya fi muni.

Bellingham da Kane sun ɓace

Duk da haka, rashin aiki mafi damua shi ne na Jude Bellingham da Harry Kane. Babu ɗaya daga cikin su da ya kusa da makinsa na farko a gasar, kuma ƙididdiga sun zana hoto mai tsauri.

A cikin wasannin knockout uku da suka gabaci demi-final, Bellingham ya yi matsakaicin fiye da ƙoƙari huɗu na dribbling a kowace wasa. A kan Argentina, bai samu ko rabin wannan adadin ba. Ƙoƙarinsa na tafiyar kwallo a biyar na ƙarshe ya faɗi da kashi biyu bisa uku idan aka kwatanta da matsakaicin sa a wasannin uku na baya. Taswirar zafin jikinsa ya gaya labari ɗaya — maimakon yin wasa a tsakiyar filin da ke kusa da akwatin adawarsa, ya sami kansa ya makale a gefen hagu, an kwashe masa saurin aiki wanda ya sa shi ya kasance babban barazana.

Matsalolin Kane sun kasance masu nuna abu ɗaya. Ya gudanar da harbi ɗaya kawai a duk wasan. Mafi mahimmanci, ya karɓi kwallo a cikin yaadi 20 na ragon Argentina sau ɗaya kawai — idan aka kwatanta da sau huɗu a kan Norway, wasan da ma bai ci kwallo ba. Ana san al'adar Kane ta sauka don haɗa wasa a matsayin ƙarfinsa, amma ba tare da gudu zuwa rago ba, kuma Bellingham ba shi a yankunan tsakiya, kai harin England bai samar da abin kirki ba.

Babban hoton lamari

Yana da muhimmanci a lura cewa waɗannan 'yan wasan sun ba da babban ƙwazo a duk lokacin bazara, suna yaƙi da raunuka, gajiya, rashin lafiya, da yanayi mai wuya. Wannan ba yanke hukunci ba ne akan ƙoƙarinsu a duk gasar.

Amma demi-final na Argentina ta fallasa tsari: lokacin da matsin lamba ya fi ƙarfi, wasu 'yan wasan England suna komawa baya maimakon ɗagawa. A yanayin Bellingham, yin aiki da yawa nesa da yankuna da shi ya fi yin barazana a ciki ya tabbatar da cewa yana da illolin. Ga Kane, rashin kasancewa a yankin hukunci ya bar England ba tare da cibiyar kai hari ba. Tare, waɗannan raunuka biyu sun tabbatar da cewa sun yanke shawarar wasa.