Ochoa in tears after England game

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Ochoa looked absolutely gutted after the final whistle and you could see how much it meant to him. For a player with that kind of experience, that sort of reaction says everything about how big the moment was.

Mexico really had a massive chance here and it feels like one that got away. England were there to be had, especially with the extra man and Kane already off, so you can understand why the frustration was so raw.

On top of that, the side of the bracket has not exactly looked like world beaters. That makes the missed opportunity sting even more, because this felt like a proper opening to do something special.
 
The officials absolutely killed the game with that nonsense, every little decision seemed to go one way and when youve got a match that tight it just ruins the whole thing, England get every soft whistle going and then everyone acts surprised when the other side are raging, Ochoa has every right to be in tears because the refs turned it into a right mess and the final minutes were just taking the piss
 
Mexico never really stretched England enough in the wide areas when the extra man should have opened things up. Once Kane was off, the tempo should have gone up immediately, but they still looked hesitant in possession and that cost them the chance to force extra time.
 
It is the kind of loss that hurts more because the path looked there for them. When a bracket is open like that, one moment of bravery or one cleaner final pass can change everything, and you can see why Ochoa took it so hard.
 
England fans already acting like they won the lot after scraping through and now Ochoa is sat there looking like hes seen a ghost, proper tournament football this where one side is celebrating and the other is staring into the abyss, football is just cruel sometimes mate
 
You could tell from the body language that the chance had gone and he knew it. When a keeper like that reacts like that, it usually means he believes they had the game there for the taking imo
 
Everyone pretending this was some heroic England masterclass when they were wobbling all over the place and got saved by the clock and the bracket, funny how tears always make people romanticise a defeat as well
 
I was in the pub with a mate who supports Mexico and he just sat there staring at the screen after the final whistle, didnt even speak for a good minute and then he said thats the worst part about football because you know exactly when a chance has slipped away and you cant do anything about it, reminded me of a night years ago when my own lot had one of those chances and everyone just went quiet, pints going flat, old bloke at the bar muttering about wasted opportunities and you can never really explain to someone who doesnt watch football why that hurts more than getting battered because it feels like the door was open and you just didnt walk through it
 
People are being way too harsh on Mexico here because England were not exactly cruising and the situation at the end was still alive, one goal and the whole mood changes, so of course Ochoa is devastated because he knows they had a real shot at dragging it into extra time, and with the extra man advantage it should have been enough, but that does not mean the whole team were rubbish or that the effort was fake, sometimes football just leaves you with a feeling of what if and that is exactly why these tournaments are brutal, one narrow moment and everyone rewrites the whole story like the losing side never belonged there in the first place
 
There is a fair tactical point here though, because when England took Kane off it should have been the cue for Mexico to push the back line higher and really pin them in. Instead it still felt like they were waiting for permission to attack, which is mad in a knockout game, and that hesitation is exactly why people are talking about the chance they missed rather than the performance they put in. Also, the tears thing is what makes tournament football so addictive and so stupid at the same time, because one moment you are analysing shape and transitions and the next you are watching a veteran keeper absolutely broken because a whole nation has just felt a door slam shut and suddenly every pub in the country is either laughing or raging and half the comments online are acting like they personally saved the tie and honestly that whole cycle is why football discourse is a complete circus
 
Genuinely felt sick for him watching that, because you know he knew exactly what the moment meant and it was all gone in a flash, proper heartbreaking stuff really
 
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