Well done England ...

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Best let the French, Croatians and Belgians know then. They were also excited about getting to a semi final

Good for them.

 

[LJBlade]

Yes but when the draw hands you L1 teams to the semi and then you face a decent but beatable championship side you kinda expect to get to the final. Facts are England will always find a way to fuck it up. All they had to do was come out 2nd half and play the same way instead of dropping back 10 yards. Crazy tactics.

I love this ‘L1 teams’ comment and the fact that you seem to believe it so much

 

[Sean Thornton]

You can't blame the ref or VAR for that second half showing. There was obviously new instructions issued at HT that backfired badly.

Croatia pushed their wing backs forward. We dropped back from a three at the back, to a five. We couldn't do much about it.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

That said the refs have been bobbins and not just in our matches. This world cup has been confirmation that the standard of refs has dropped even at international level and it shows as VAR highlighted how much they get wrong.

That said the refs have been bobbins and not just in our matches. This world cup has been confirmation that the standard of refs has dropped even at international level and it shows as VAR highlighted how much they get wrong.

That may or may not be the case , but I don't think tonight's ref played any part in us being crap .

 

[Sean Thornton]

He was always a hero of mine. If I could've been any player from my youth then in all probability I would've picked him.

What do you think of his Botox?

 

[LJBlade]

He can make as many changes as he wants. What’s ingrained is ingrained. It’s a seriously deep routed problem.

When the nation that is Croatia gives the mighty England a lesson in technical, dominating football, something CANT be right.

Get back to me once you have an understanding of the reasons I have stated what I have stated.

10 out of 10 (ish) for effort. But the cream, inevitably, rises to the top.

UTB

You’ve stated that nothing has changed. You’ve said that it’s ‘ingrained’. Changes have happened but they won’t be noticeable overnight.

Go away and educate yourself then come back and have a discussion as you will actually know what you’re talking about then

 

[Trigger]

At the end shots on target 7 - 1 to Croatia. It speaks for itself. No one covered themselves in glory but the Scumchester players were particularly shit. Young was woeful, is not an England player and I don't know how Henderson, Dier or Loftus Cheek are considered better than Jon Jo Shelvey. We've been carried along on a wave of beating Tunisua, Panama and Colombia. Southgate is a FA yes man, couldn't manage Middlesborough, an overrated centre half and unfortunately now will be allowed to be England manager for the next 4 years.
It breaks my heart that I'm used to the disappointment.

 

[LJBlade]

Good for them.

Exactly my point, I’m glad you agree.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

What do you think of his Botox?

I'm more perturbed by his lack of a beard.

 

[Shoes_On]

Subasic - Monaco

Vrsljko - Athletico Madrid

Lovren - Liverpool

Brozovic - Inter Milan

Modric - Real Madrid

Racitik - Barcelona

Perisic - Inter Milan

Mandzukic - Juventus

 

[Davalon]

Keane was 100% spot on.

Nah he's a spineless Cork cunt with the typical Irish inferiority complex ☺

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Exactly my point, I’m glad you agree.

Good for you.

Were you excited about Rebic "getting booked twice" by the way?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Croatia pushed their wing backs forward. We dropped back from a three at the back, to a five. We couldn't do much about it.

Really? Every player including Kane and Sterling dropped back. More we incouraged them to push on instead of driving them back.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Nah he's a spineless Cork cunt with the typical Irish inferiority complex ☺

Engerland loses, the xenophobic gammon mentality comes out.

And the world keeps a turnin.

 

[LJBlade]

Good for you.

Were you excited about Rebic "getting booked twice" by the way?

You noticed that? I thought you would seeing as it’s me.

 

[Davalon]

Keane was , is and always will be a fucking prick of the highest order . And this summation of the vile cunt has absolutely nothing to do with tonight .

Bang on. The hard man persona away from the pitch is hilarious. He full weight bottled it up against Mick.

#prayforanotherpotatofamine

 

[The Vicar]

Not convinced by Ali, Lindgard, Sterling or Rashford. We might be able to accommodate 1/2 of them but not 3, too lightweight & too concerned that their makeup might get smudged!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I love this ‘L1 teams’ comment and the fact that you seem to believe it so much

OK let me correct my mistake pal, Colombia are bottom half championship, Sweden top half L1, Croatia mid table championship. The draw has been very kind and these teams (in Blades terms) were easily beatable. This England team is not what people think.

 

[Davalon]

Engerland loses, the xenophobic gammon mentality comes out.

And the world keeps a turnin.

Another line and a wank into a sock to celebrate?

Like the Scots, Ireland's greatest achievement since 96.

#thehandofhenry

 

[LJBlade]

He was always a hero of mine. If I could've been any player from my youth then in all probability I would've picked him.

A hero? Really? Keane was nothing but a coward

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

First 45 mins, some of the most dominant football I've seen from an England side.

From that moment onwards, scared, defensive, negative, everyone behind the ball shite.

We could have had 3 or 4 goals in that first half alone...in the subsequent 75 mins, we created absoutely fuckall. Nothing, no attacks, not getting behind the defence, no looking after the ball...ABSOLUTELY FUCKALL.

Where does that come from....Southgate?

So far in this whole competition, our second halves minus the Sweden game have been fucking awful. Should have seen it coming to be honest.

Croatia 3/1 to win....for 3/4 of the game today they gave us a total football lesson. Embarrassing.

 

[Sean Thornton]

He can make as many changes as he wants. What’s ingrained is ingrained. It’s a seriously deep routed problem.

When the nation that is Croatia gives the mighty England a lesson in technical, dominating football, something CANT be right.

Get back to me once you have an understanding of the reasons I have stated what I have stated.

10 out of 10 (ish) for effort. But the cream, inevitably, rises to the top.

UTB

The nation that is Croatia that finished above Argentina in the group, beating them 3-0?

 

[LJBlade]

OK let me correct my mistake pal, Colombia are bottom half championship, Sweden top half L1, Croatia mid table championship. The draw has been very kind and these teams (in Blades terms) were easily beatable. This England team is not what people think.

That’s sweet

 

[Sean Thornton]

At the end shots on target 7 - 1 to Croatia. It speaks for itself. No one covered themselves in glory but the Scumchester players were particularly shit. Young was woeful, is not an England player and I don't know how Henderson, Dier or Loftus Cheek are considered better than Jon Jo Shelvey. We've been carried along on a wave of beating Tunisua, Panama and Colombia. Southgate is a FA yes man, couldn't manage Middlesborough, an overrated centre half and unfortunately now will be allowed to be England manager for the next 4 years.
It breaks my heart that I'm used to the disappointment.

Shelvey? Jesus.

 

[FinchleyBlade]

The reality is England got lucky with the draw and most of the top teams getting knocked out early, played a Colombia side with their one world class player injured, a very average Swedish side, and then lost to the first decent team we faced.

It won't be like that in 4 years time. This was the best chance we had to get to a world cup final in a generation.

 

[andy m]

Croatia pushed their wing backs forward. We dropped back from a three at the back, to a five. We couldn't do much about it.

Croatia didn't have wing backs. However they did push their fullbacks up which mean't the ground Lingard and Alli had to do was huge. Southgate failed to adjust tactically and we were overrun out wide.

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Well played boys for getting to the semi-final, but gutted tonight that we've not took a great chance to get to the final. That said well played Croatia, second half and extra time you stepped up to the plate. Good luck in the final.

Another year goes by, another year older, nearly 50 and England have not won the World Cup final in my lifetime, United have not won the FA Cup, please one of you do it before I pop my clogs. UTB / Come on England

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Bang on. The hard man persona away from the pitch is hilarious. He full weight bottled it up against Mick.

#prayforanotherpotatofamine

Pray for 1 million people to die because of a man on the television?

Gobby little gammon tonight aren't we?

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

A hero? Really? Keane was nothing but a coward

Never got booked twice in a game mind.

Or did he?

Maybe you can clear that up...

 

[Sean Thornton]

Really? Every player including Kane and Sterling dropped back. More we incouraged them to push on instead of driving them back.

The space created because of that'll was in wide midfield. Clearly noticeable. I said we didn't handle it.