England V Croatia -Wednesday 11th July 2018

[Ex-Member1]

Let it all unfold, you may be surprised. COYE

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Cracking article. Sums it all up for me.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44785165

Beautiful. This one on the Independent is good, too: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...view-head-to-head-jonathan-liew-a8440326.html

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Anyone got any idea of anything Croatian I can smash up if we lose tonight? I thought of Yugo cars but turns out they were made in what now is Serbia.

Plus I can't think of the last time I actually saw a Yugo on the road.

 

[Firestorm]

I am preparing for disappointment and despair. That way I am either delighted or ready.....

Can't see us breaking them down tbh

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Yes I always expect the worse with England as I do with SUFC. It comes with being generally disappointed with either team over the past 60 years I have been watching them.

I do of course always want England (and SUFC) to win.

Does this make me a troll ?

 

[SUFC_Ross]

Yes I always expect the worse with England as I do with SUFC. It comes with being generally disappointed with either team over the past 60 years I have been watching them.

I do of course always want England (and SUFC) to win.

Does this make me a troll ?

In a word. Yes.

 

[Firestorm]

Yes I always expect the worse with England as I do with SUFC. It comes with being generally disappointed with either team over the past 60 years I have been watching them.

I do of course always want England (and SUFC) to win.

Does this make me a troll ?

Only if you are Scandinavian.

A pessimist is never disappointed.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Beautiful. This one on the Independent is good, too: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...view-head-to-head-jonathan-liew-a8440326.html

Liew's had a great world cup.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Yes I always expect the worse with England as I do with SUFC. It comes with being generally disappointed with either team over the past 60 years I have been watching them.

I do of course always want England (and SUFC) to win.

Does this make me a troll ?

Expecting the worst is different to hoping for the worst.

 

[Colorado Shrimper]

The only way I could feel more confident would be if these lads were turning out for us

 

[RHB]

The nerves have kicked in. It's a long long time to 19:00hrs. Yet despite that I'm feeling very hopeful
Come on you Lions.

This is getting silly. If I'm this nervous now I'll be a dribbling wreck if we go to extra time and pens. Only 2hrs 15mins to go now, getting near time for the donning of the lucky England red 2002 shirt ceremony.

 

[Napster]

The cravat, the thermos and the parachute are all Croatian inventions or they made them popular

 

[The Big Dady]

England unchanged

 

[mattitouk]

Croatia make one change. Brozovic comes in to replace Kramaric (he scored the opener in their last match against Russia.

 

[Ricey]

Great free kick by Trippier! He has got to be our player of the tournament he’s been outstanding.

 

[The Big Dady]

Croatia 0 England 1 (Trippier free kick on 4 minutes)

It's Coming Home, It;s Coming Home

 

[Ricey]

At the moment this looks like England want it more than Croatia! We just need to keep this pressure up for the full 90 minutes.

 

[mattitouk]

Tailed off a bit towards the end of the first half, but on the whole, we could have been 3-0 up at half time.
Lets hope we don't rue those missed chances, and as Ricey said, we need to keep up the same tempo and pressure until the final whistle.

 

[Ricey]

Croatia have come out with a bit of a rocket up their arses. We seem to be sitting back and settling at the moment need to bring back that pressure and great play from the 1st half.

 

[Ricey]

Think we could do with bringing Rashford on to liven this game up.

We are defending really well.