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England v Croatia

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  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Got what we deserve. Tried to hold onto a 1-0 for 45 minutes when we were looking so good in the first half. Baffling.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    Will do it in 2 years time in the Euros. This lot will grow as a team. Keep the faith.
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    No complaints, beaten by the better side on the night. We just ran out of steam in the end.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    So why did England come out looking knackered after 45 minutes of football?
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,359
    ITV, thank fuck I don’t have to listen to them for another couple of years.
  • Indianaaddick
    Indianaaddick Posts: 2,965
    Russia has to hate that Croatia made the final they will invade them next week.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467

    Keane is going to be insufferable now

    Now?

    No I wouldn't say it to his face.
  • Well done England did themselves proud.

  • RedRyan
    RedRyan Posts: 911
    As soon as Kane fluffed his lines in the first half I felt like we'd get a Charlton result.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677

    ITV, thank fuck I don’t have to listen to them for another couple of years.

    TV sound off, Radio 5 Live on instead.

    Sorted.
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  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    I plan to root for Croatia. Fuck France.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,727
    Been shit since HT. Don't mind losing but don't lose putting in a fucking shit performance.

    Both goals were awful defending
  • Indianaaddick
    Indianaaddick Posts: 2,965
    Fair play to Croatia they have won three extra time games in a row.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    Teams we were good enough to beat: Tunisia, Panama, Colombia, Sweden. But as usual the fucking media and their army of willing fuckwits have hyped it up out of all proportion.
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,364
    That Kane chance will haunt me. Croatia a very tidy side going forward but think France will expose their obvious defensive flaws in a way we just couldn’t
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Aye. Well. It's nay surprise. Ye'd nay played til noo.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    First 45 minutes we should've put them to bed. Kane hitting the post at 1-0 going through my mind.

    Wouldn't say they are better than us. It was a 50/50 game and whoever took the lead in extra time was going to kill the game and not allow the opposition to throw the kitchen sink at it.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    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.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    edited July 2018
    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.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Absolutely crushed.

    They capitalised on some shite play from us.
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  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,568
    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.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Hate this talk that we played poorly. We played well but got beaten in extra time.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668
    Just sell the club and FUCK OFF
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    I just had a feeling before the semis that we would play Belgium again, so when they lost to France I expected this might happen.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,219
    Disappointing but not dismayed as it's a long term project.

    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
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Three straight games of 120 minutes for Croatia and they've won them all. Maybe experience edged it in the end. England will learn from this.
  • The worst thing is we can’t come home until a meaningless third place game


  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344

    Hate this talk that we played poorly. We played well but got beaten in extra time.

    We didn't look great second half. But we certainly didn't look out of contention.
  • ITV, thank fuck I don’t have to listen to them for another couple of years.

    Tyldesley and Hoddle are simply shit.
  • Mickey mouse tournament. Bring on the Euros!!!