kempus Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 England were fantastic. Pickford and Maguire were rocks at the back. Dominated them on set pieces. England have been pretty dominant in all 4 of the real games they have played. They should be feeling confident against any team in the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnygsm Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Two games to go... So close now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 It's coming home. Pickford and Maguire the hero's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilenFroggen Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Dele Alli looks like Jimmy Fallon, only Dele is talented and good at his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 England completely dominated. I'm curious to see how they hold vs Croatia should they win tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 hour ago, kempus said: England were fantastic. Pickford and Maguire were rocks at the back. Dominated them on set pieces. England have been pretty dominant in all 4 of the real games they have played. They should be feeling confident against any team in the competition. Other than first two games, they have not really dominated. What works in England’s favour is that you don’t have to be the dominant team to win. This was their best game quite easily but I wasn’t blown away or and I don’t think they dominated. They were very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Alli and Sterling are living on borrowed time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnygsm Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Modric and Rakitic are going to be tough to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilenFroggen Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, sunnygsm said: Modric and Rakitic are going to be tough to deal with. That was my thought too, but they’ve been dealt with pretty well at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kempus Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I don't think England should be overly concerned with Croatia. They have struggled to pens against Denmark and Russia. It won't be easy, but I'm quietly confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Town Values Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Sensational from England. Withstood the early Swedish pressure, before going on to mount their own sustained periods of attack. Dominating display in the air, & stoic defence at the back. Pickford is an absolute stud in goal. Another outstanding performance from him. The Three Lions appear to be in some good form, at the right end of the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 8 hours ago, sunnygsm said: Modric and Rakitic are going to be tough to deal with. Denmark and Russia dealt with them fairly easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 If everyone is fully fit I'd put my house on Southgate naming the same side for the semi final. I've been really impressed with him, but I can't tell if his unwillingness to change it is due to a belief that eventually the likes of Sterling and Alli are going to turn it on, or if he's afraid if it backfires. I hope it's the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Pickford needs to improve his distribution though. Lost count of the number of times he kicked or threw it out of play. He was very good in the first four games so hoping it's just a one off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, texans_uk said: Denmark and Russia dealt with them fairly easily. Croatia has had a tough time dealing with regrouped, defensive squad for many years. That's why they went out in the Euro 16 and why they finished second to Iceland in qualifying. Denmark and Russia fit that profile. I think England fits a little bit better their style of play. Obviously, England is also more talented that those squads as well. It's going to be an interesting game for sure, worthy of a WC semifinal. England hasn't really been tested yet. The best team they faced (excluding Belgium B squad obviously) was probably Colombia, and they were underwhelming. That semi is going to provide us with a lot of answers I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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