Semifinals: Croatia vs England

[Eggs]

...what an opportunity England had. The reality is that their forward players didn’t perform on the night and Croatia’s better attacking quality won the day. England’s best players were defenders, Stones played well yet he switched off for one moment and Croatia took advantage.

England had the luck of the draw but the truth is they lost the two games they played against truly decent opposition.

 

[coollino]

My favourite thing about events like this is the 'proper football lads' who claim they are still gutted and will be 48hours later (they are not)

 

[NiallDoobs]

Then over the course of the following 5 years the queen and her bench men where battered out ahaha.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Yup

 

[Sharpattack]

Am I being biased or merely observant, but were Henderson and Lovren two of the worst performers last night?

 

[davek]

...what an opportunity England had. The reality is that their forward players didn’t perform on the night and Croatia’s better attacking quality won the day. England’s best players were defenders, Stones played well yet he switched off for one moment and Croatia took advantage.

England had the luck of the draw but the truth is they lost the two games they played against truly decent opposition.

Apart from the first game when he got that injury time winner, Kane stunk the place out.

I blame Southgate for saddling him with the armband and captain's duties. WTF did he name him as captain for when he was bowling along nicely and hammering goals in left right and centre?!

He needed to leave well alone. He didn't though and he bollocksed Kane's WC up.

 

[banno]

What game did you watch today?

England v Croatia

France are several levels up. Foregone conclusion who will win the world cup

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Kane was terrible indeed

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Where was Kane & Ali?

Anonymous.

 

[davek]

Am I being biased or merely observant, but were Henderson and Lovren two of the worst performers last night?

Henderson is one of those laughable "big charcter players" who actually have NO character and are terrible. He's a media construction...the football industry telling us fans that he is something of note when anyone with half a clue about football can see he's a holgram masquerading as a key midfield figure.

 

[davek]

Where was Kane & Ali?

Anonymous.

That miss from Kane when he hit the post from a foot out: unfathomable. He bottled this WC. The captain's role handed to him by Southgate affected his game.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

That miss from Kane when he hit the post from a foot out: unfathomable. He bottled this WC. The captain's role handed to him by Southgate affected his game.

Thought the same. That miss wrote our destiny, if we were up 2-0 no way we would have lost the match.

 

[larrygobfiend]

The reaction of quite a large amount of England fans is embarrassing. You just can't make a joke at glorious England's expense! Oh it's fair game when they mock anybody and anything else, but nobody is allowed to mock precious England when they lose again to the knackered and ageing Croats. Kopite behaviour.

 

[davek]

The reaction of quite a large amount of England fans is embarrassing. You just can't make a joke at glorious England's expense! Oh it's fair game when they mock anybody and anything else, but nobody is allowed to mock precious England when they lose again to the knackered and ageing Croats. Kopite behaviour.

It's simple: England played dross up until last night, their manager knew they weren't all that and that's why he sent a team out onto the pitch to lose a game against Belgium so they wouldn't be shown up for the dullards they actually are against Brazil and get turfed out at the quarters. If any England fan doesn't see that then they're mugs who will swallow anything.