England, rival of Los Pumas in the World Cup, is experiencing an absolute crisis

A little less than six months before the match between Argentina and

, which will mark the debut of both teams in the

on September 9, the British team cannot raise its head.

The one who was outlined on paper as the toughest rival of

in group D lived a 2022 of poor results and, with a new coach, he hoped to change history this year.

But the overwhelming defeat by 53 to 10 against

in

, for the fourth date of the

, confirmed that the

lives one of the worst moments in its history.

And, if you listen to the harsh criticism that this fall aroused in the English media, the crisis goes far beyond sports.

"Humility has not always been the main trait associated with the RFU, but large doses of it are needed now as English rugby is in hardly any better shape than troubled Wales rugby. If priorities and structures are not reformed union, we have at least another decade in the desert ahead of us," the

newspaper said in a stark editorial .

"Perhaps this defeat is the rude awakening needed to alert the RFU to the extent of the rot that has set in on and off the pitch. Because, increasingly, it doesn't seem to matter who coaches England, which players they select, how try to play or even the volume of noise their supporters make. Now a bigger picture becomes apparent: English rugby needs to be saved from its gentrification, myopia and underachievement," the outlet continued.

And he assured: "The channeling of talent has too many cracks and the coordinated development of players between the ages of 17 and 23 continues to be an area of ​​continuous frustration. Maybe the Premiership (NdR: The English

It's been fun to watch this season, but it no longer supplies England with quality Test-ready strikers."

France passed over England in Twickenham and filled La Rosa with concern that does not lift. Photo: AP

The lack of regularity and consistency has been a problem for the English team since last season.

The current world runner-up could barely add two wins in the

, against

and

, and finished third, behind

, champion, and

.

In the

July

, away.

But in November, when he played at Twickenham, he finished with a negative record, due to the losses against

-a very hard blow for the European team- and against

;

draw against

and the victory over

.

, coach of the team since the end of 2015, and the appointment of

as the new coach

were announced .

The change in the bank, likewise, did not generate the expected revolution.

The 29-23 setback against

at home at the start of the

once again stirred the waters, which could not calm the logical victories against

and

on the following dates.

And the defeat against France on Saturday left the British team, which knew how to be world champion in 2003 and position itself as one of the great powers of international rugby, on the brink of the abyss.

Ugo Monye

, ​​a former player for the national team, was very hard when it came to analyzing the present of La Rosa.

"They bombed us," said the former wing in a note published by the

.

"Absolutely demolished. When you talk about the fundamentals, the foundations weren't there. The only requirement in international rugby is physicality, and they ripped us apart."

He added: "England couldn't recover after the first 90 seconds of the game. You need leaders in your team who say

. It takes a lot of experience in the backbone of the team that we don't have right now."

"England hit rock bottom with potentially career-ending defeat," headlined

, taking direct aim at

, RFU chief executive, "on whose watch this slump has taken place."

"The breath of fresh air brought about by the appointment of Steve Borthwick as manager has gone stale. The stark reality is that England are a mediocre team. Any fear factor that coming to Twickenham used to engender has vanished into the ether as France celebrated his first victory here in the Six Nations since 2005", continued the text, which reflected an opinion shared by many media in that country.

You will not pass: Marcus Smith is tackled by a Frenchman in the Six Nations. Photo: EFE/EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

In an opinion column for

, journalist

warned: "Let's get one thing straight, England will NOT win the World Cup this year...they are miles off the pace of the world and if they play like France they will lose to Argentina."

"This is rock bottom. France could well have taken the Twickenham field home as they did more than enough to claim ownership rights and the unfortunate and overshadowed hosts could do nothing about it," he said.

And, about the team's chances for the World Cup, he predicted: "Realistically, the only thing they can hope for is to avoid premature elimination and start building the future. A bleak outlook for the richest country with the most resources in the world. world".

England rugby - which will close the Six Nations on Saturday, in Dublin against

, the only unbeaten player in the tournament and a great candidate to shout champion - is experiencing an unprecedented crisis.

A present black that worries too much in the British country, but that opens the stage for Los Pumas facing the World Cup.

Can the selected de la Rosa reverse this poor moment before the duel that they will play with the Argentine team in less than six months in Marseille?