Harsh on Croatia
12 Jun 2026
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Absolutely. Can't understand why we would trust a striker who scores 60 goals in a season.
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Can't understand why Stones didn’t play. Neither centre half can contribute going forward. The two starting wingers were dogdirt.
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Absolutely needed the center backs to be progressive and they looked like they were hanging around and waiting for a cup of tea.
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We need to hire Portugal's set piece coach. Ummm, and maybe their wingers too.
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Apparently 78.8% is the highest share of possession of any team on record in a World Cup without scoring.
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Anyone have Croatia as potential winners?
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Whose legs are always dead in the summer, and has a long history of being a flat track bully because he's always in the wrong place for the first phase of play?
It's that first phase of play where you hurt good teams.
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If you are expecting centre halves to be the major difference makers, progressively speaking, you are destined for life long disappointment.
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What an elite manager like tricky would do @Psychobel is find a striker who can't score for fuck but runs around alot. We'd win the world cup!
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I'd find a pattern of play and movement, that might make a possibility of beating a decent side. No promises. Yes, that might involve a forward that engages the back line, and not bring a midfield touch like mine into play, when there are better technical players (not taken), in that space.
It will be interesting to hear what @Jeff_Albertson thinks... Because the decision making looked quite Gareth like to me tonight.
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Can we start with beating a shit side like Ghana and build from there.
Game reminded me why I stopped trekking up to Wembley for England games.
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Good point. Best sell that sack of shit Murillo.
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I feel like we got a bit lucky with Konsa hurling himself both feet first in the penalty area and taking a ton of man before he got incidental contact on the ball. Overall the ref let a lot of physical play go both ways, I thought he was pretty decent. Ghanaian fans might feel differently.
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Based on how Panama are giving them a real game, no. Makes me a bit nervous for Saturday though.
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We only need one more good half to beat Panama. As ever, we are struggling to beat a decent quality, organised team. And we didn't lose for a few reasons, including the attacker pulling his foot away when Pickford came in to smash him. Wasn't in the area, but it was really rash.
