Semifinals: Croatia vs England

[Joey66]

She wouldn't have had a cabinet to put it in.....

 

[GwladysBlue]

Didnt Utd try and buy him for like 50 mil last summer

Buttons compared to what the likes of Dele Ali would go for.

 

[carolinablue232]

Who out of Modric would make Englabd’s Xl? It’s an embarrassment. Total bottle job.

Modric and Rakitic would be definite upgrades in midfield. Not sure Hendo is any better than Brozovic either. Midfield ran the show for the Croats.

 

[turner]

I'm sad for all the children on my ward who were buzzing to see their national team in a semi final. Reminds me of ow I felt as a ten year-old when I was their age for Italia 90. It happens. That's football.

Can't wait for a summer of jarg transfer rumours, players pushing for moves, wages of 300,000 per week being described as 'the market price' and haggling over image rights.

 

[nsno-chris]

Would Perisic command a bigger fee than any of our midfielders? I honestly don’t think so.

Coleman cost £60k and Yannick Bolasie cost £30m. Valuation is a bit irrelevant

 

[hirons11]

There is no international tournament next year????

Unless you're insinuating that I am a 'Kopite' which, of course, you'd be completely wrong in doing.

In no way insinuating that - more taking the piss out of how stupid kopite are. Didn't really work I know, a bit like Harry Kane tonight

 

[Efcjake]

There's a difference between bottling it with a bunch of players under 25 playing their first tournament, to experienced title winners who were some of the best players in the world.

End result is the same.

They were lucky to get this far and it's because of the luck of the bracket rather than them playing well.

Do you think they honestly played well against Columbia and Sweden? They took their set pieces and sat back and defended well but besides Panama did they look threatening at all?

I don't think they did and while they did well to get this far I find it very much luck of the draw than their skill.

 

[Abraders]

Beating Chelsea away, losing to Reading at home.

I was there

 

[USABlue]

There is no international tournament next year????

Unless you're insinuating that I am a 'Kopite' which, of course, you'd be completely wrong in doing.

apparently everyone who didn't join the England luv in is a kopite, trump supporter, etc lol

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

Sterling did naff all this whole tournament and hasn't scored for England in years. He's fast and that's it. He can stay home next time. I don't have much time for Lingard either.

Personally they're two of the biggest culprits for not creating anything in open play imo.

If it were me I'd play Alli up with Rashford and Kane and RLC with Dier in the middle

 

[Joey66]

Just not good enough. The SF was reached by swerving the tough side of the draw. England would have been out at the QF stage if they'd had to face Brazil.

Southgate and the media were trying to convince everyone they were contenders. They weren't. Ever.

You could argue Croatia will suffer at the hands of France they are a good aging team, France will be too quick for them imo!

 

[nsno-chris]

The amount of 50 year old men walking home with their painted faces and wet England shirts, in the hundreds

 

[Alan Whittle]

Southgate and the media were trying to convince everyone they were contenders. They weren't. Ever.

Not sure Southgate did. He has to be positive but he remained cautious.
The media and the witless bandwagon jumping celebs certainly, but not Southgate, not for me.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

apparently everyone who didn't join the England luv in is a kopite, trump supporter, etc lol

Lol yeah some people are not taking the defeat very well alright.lol As i said earlier, they wouldn't have beaten France anyway.

 

[Connor]

apparently everyone who didn't join the England luv in is a kopite, trump supporter, etc lol

Weird really.

Glad we're back to normality and can go back to hating the majority of the squad every other weekend, instead of faining support just because a squad of lads were born a few hours away from us on the same little island.