Really poor. So many of our players didn't turn up and we fell against the first decent team we played. Would have taken semis before the tournament started but it still hurts. Croatia just had more experienced players with more ideas and ways to change the game. We look very good for Euro 2020 with the semis and final in England though - that would be a perfect time for football to come home.
Don’t feel as gutted as I normally would. I think the realization kicked in during the second half we just looked out of our depth and resorted to trying to keep the ball around the back instead of going for it. And we looked like world beaters in the first half.
Proud of the team. Expected nothing and we got to the last weekend of the world cup.
Absolutely gutted but I've enjoyed this world cup so so much and us performing as we have is a major reason for that. With the youngsters we have coming through, the future is bright.
We won a bloody penalty shootout, we have a manager to believe in and a team we can get behind at long last. Come on England, bring a cup home at Wembley in 2020.
There is no shame in going out to a team with better, more experienced players who put in a very good performance. I'm gutted. I know there's going to be a lot of upset reactions tonight, but in the cold hard light of day this is the third youngest team at the tournament with a lot of players on the up who now have experience winning group and knockout games. This is not the end, this is the beginning.
I am very critical of how a lot of English players are coached from a young age, how the focus on possession and tactical awareness isn't fostered nearly enough, how physicality and "passion" is put above footballing ability, and the fact that England simply doesn't have enough coaches. But that's not why they're out tonight. They're out because they were beaten by a better team.
In a World Cup semi-final. Well done to this group.
To make it worse, I can’t think of any Croatian cars that I can go out and smash up. Pity, next door’s Renault was going to get ruined if we’d made it to the final.
Sad end to a great journey. Thought ref was very very poor, he has history with English clubs. Where did Kane disappear to after half time? Oh well we can look forward to a great season with Charlton, not!
It is slightly soul destroying that Kane hit the post from a yard out. We were pretty poor from 60 mins onward and we got what we deserved off an opportunistic Croatia side. Would rather have lost heroically against an excellent France side but Croatia have sucker-punched their way to the final and you can't knock their efficiency when the opportunities present themselves. Feels a bit flat now as we were so poor but it's been a good run
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They capitalised on some shite play from us.
Absolutely gutted but I've enjoyed this world cup so so much and us performing as we have is a major reason for that. With the youngsters we have coming through, the future is bright.
We won a bloody penalty shootout, we have a manager to believe in and a team we can get behind at long last. Come on England, bring a cup home at Wembley in 2020.
Keep Southgate, keep this squad, young players who can get better, u21s etc winning tournaments.
This sets us up for euro 2020 at Wembley and Qatar 2022. Keep doing what we're doing. Build on this.
Well done all the team and Gareth
I am very critical of how a lot of English players are coached from a young age, how the focus on possession and tactical awareness isn't fostered nearly enough, how physicality and "passion" is put above footballing ability, and the fact that England simply doesn't have enough coaches. But that's not why they're out tonight. They're out because they were beaten by a better team.
In a World Cup semi-final. Well done to this group.
Thought ref was very very poor, he has history with English clubs.
Where did Kane disappear to after half time?
Oh well we can look forward to a great season with Charlton, not!
Tonight I don’t love football
Did well considering the team we had, people like Pickford, Maguire and Tripper have been quality. Just such a shame to be so close...