'Frustrated' but 'proud' - Burn

[Getty Images] Newcastle's Dan Burn says he is "very proud" of England's World Cup campaign, but Wednesday's semi-final exit to Argentina will "haunt me for a while". Burn was brought on in the 82nd minute alongside fellow defender Nico O'Reilly with the Three Lions 1-0 up, but could not perform similar heroics to those seen in previous rounds as the World Champions scored two late goals. "Gutted," Burn told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "Very proud of what we've done, this World Cup. I think it's just small margins that will haunt us for a while. I think we were so close to doing it and we were probably too passive after we've scored which is frustrating. "Normally we would have liked to have seen that out but they've got quality and they created chances and scored." England manager Thomas Tuchel is coming under fire for his tactics. After his side took the lead they opted to sit back and defend, using defensive substitutes and switching to a back five, rather than chasing a second goal. Asked what his instructions were when coming on, Burn added: "Much of the same as what I've done before to be honest. "To be honest I feel like we played like we were a man down for some of it. I feel like we were too passive but we know that they've got quality. We're comfortable defending our box but players found too much space which hasn't happened in the previous games. "Frustrated but very very proud of what we've done. But, I feel like we could have done it. The lads are gutted, it's not a nice place to be. It'll be a while before you can reflect and really see what we did in this tournament. "I thought we had the quality to go all the way so that will haunt me for a while." Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
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