England v Croatia

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:21 pm

Oh dear

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:21 pm

That's it.

Were out.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:21 pm

They think it’s all over...

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:22 pm

We wouldn't have beaten France anyway.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:22 pm

Pope would have got that

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:23 pm

I don't know why anyone would think Dier is any good in midfield

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:23 pm

Theyve been so clever using Perisic in the airagainst our FBs

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:23 pm

Let the timewasting commence.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:23 pm

starting_11 wrote:Pope would have got that

You ignored his potentially game winning save then and chirped up when we conceded, brilliant, sums you up.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:24 pm

Fairly poor how a team far older than us who have gone to extra time in their last two games look miles fitter than we do.

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:24 pm

Hopefully Croatia go on to lift the cup now.

Would be first time winners for first time since France in 1998.

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:25 pm

This is just like a PL season. When it gets to the business end the Spurs players wilt.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:26 pm

KRBFC wrote:You ignored his potentially game winning save then and chirped up when we conceded, brilliant, sums you up.

Game winning?

Were down you absolute *******

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:27 pm

starting_11 wrote:Game winning?

Were down you absolute *******

Hence why I said ''potentially'' you pleb

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:27 pm

starting_11 wrote:Game winning?

Were down you absolute *******

We werenkt when he made the save.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:29 pm

Trippier crocked.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:35 pm

Who let the missus program the Sat Nav...?

#ItsNOTComingHome

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:35 pm

Bottled it like Burnley.

Didn't look like scoring since the first goal went in

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:35 pm

Dier dreadful

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:35 pm

We’re chasing the game and they are still faffing around.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:37 pm

Cannot believe England couldn't win that game.
Croatia aren't that good.
The French will murder them.

Oh well. At least I'm drinking my beer and not wearing it.

taio · Post by **taio** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:39 pm

starting_11 wrote:Bottled it like Burnley.

Yeah, prick list.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:40 pm

Better midfielders back in the UK and in the squad. We flattered to deceive. However we did better than we thought we would.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:40 pm

Buxtonclaret wrote:Croatia aren't that good.

But in Modric and Rakitić two midfield players that are at a standard we should aspire to.

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:40 pm

Southgate out.

Burnley Ace · Post by **Burnley Ace** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:41 pm

One shot on goal (presumably KTs goal in 5th min)? Is it too early to criticise Harry “The Invisible Man” Kane?

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:41 pm

Deserved loss but I'm not actually that disappointed. There will be a great deal of revisionism from certain faux fans who will now criticise everyone and everything to do with the England setup (ohhh dem salty tears). But in reality no sane person expected England to get to the semi-final this tournament. They certainly exceeded my expectations. Some way to go but I'm pleased with our efforts this tournament. In no way have we embarrassed ourselves

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:41 pm

Croatia were better today. England dominated the first half but from kick off second half it was all Croatia. They deserved it.

Bodes well for the future of the England team though, given how you d the squad is. Every one of them should hold their head up high.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:43 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Deserved loss but I'm not actually that disappointed. There will be a great deal of revisionism from certain faux fans who will now criticise everyone and everything to do with the England setup (ohhh dem salty tears). But in reality no sane person expected England to get to the semi-final this tournament. They certainly exceeded my expectations. Some way to go but I'm pleased with our efforts this tournament. In no way have we embarrassed ourselves

Couldn't agree more.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:43 pm

Ah well, roll on the Europa and Premier League.

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:43 pm

Couldn't get excited from the off about the all shebang, they has to be seismic change from the top clubs to nurture homegrown talent instead of getting the cheque book out that's the only way to be a major force on a global scale.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:44 pm

There are some real belmtards on this thread. We got beat by a technically superior team, there’s no shame in that. What is a shame is the way that the media (the studio on ITV) have already started looking for “where it went wrong” - it didn’t, it went well, really well, but we got beat.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:45 pm

We got beat the first time we came up against a decent side (ignoring the Belgium group game farce)

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:46 pm

starting_11 wrote:Bottled it like Burnley.

D!ckhead.

slw · Post by **slw** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:47 pm

Average team, that got lucky with the draw,
Never had a chance of bringing it home.

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:47 pm

Shame for England, but after a promising start they let Croatia into the game and - from a neutral point of view - I must admit that in the end Croatia deserved their victory. Modric was immense in the second half, Perisic was a ream menace and in the end Mandzucic showed why he is a top forward.

Also, no French time wasting like yesterday.

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:47 pm

There's a potential pattern.

Euro 2016

Wales lose to Portugal - Portugal beat France in final

World Cup 2018

England lose to Croatia - Croatia will beat France in the Final.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:50 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:We got beat the first time we came up against a decent side (ignoring the Belgium group game farce)

Colombia are a decent side.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:51 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Colombia are a decent side.

Who were missing their best player when we played them.

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:53 pm

No sour grapes but they are the poorest team to make a World Cup final.
If we’d won that could have been us.

levraiclaret · Post by **levraiclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:54 pm

Burnley Ace wrote:One shot on goal (presumably KTs goal in 5th min)? Is it too early to criticise Harry “The Invisible Man” Kane?

nope, he has been poor the last couple of games.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:55 pm

dele ali and stones for me absent in this game

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:55 pm

Proud of the players, but we blew our chance in the first half.

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:56 pm

piston broke wrote:No sour grapes but they are the poorest team to make a World Cup final.
If we’d won that could have been us.

They actually got 9 points from the so-called group of death...

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:56 pm

piston broke wrote:No sour grapes but they are the poorest team to make a World Cup final.
If we’d won that could have been us.

Genius

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:00 pm

It is a fact that never again will England have a kinder draw in a World Cup, where we didn't face a team higher than us in the FIFA rankings in a meaningful match throughout the tournament. We lost to Belgium in a game that was a non event. England can only beat the teams that they are drawn against but this team is being elevated to a level that they have not yet reached.

Croatia looked dreadful for the first 35 minutes and if they play like that against France they will get buried.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:01 pm

piston broke wrote:No sour grapes but they are the poorest team to make a World Cup final.
If we’d won that could have been us.

You must've missed Germany in 2002.

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:02 pm

Stones caught napping for their second

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:02 pm

Tall Paul wrote:You must've missed Germany in 2002.

Fair point.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:02 pm

piston broke wrote:No sour grapes but they are the poorest team to make a World Cup final.

Argentina 1990?