Re: WC 2018 | Quarter-Finals | England vs Sweden

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat 7 Jul - 10:02

Croatia.

Reason is because I'm convinced if Russia get through they'll cheat their way to the final. (I'm skeptical of hosts)

At least if Croatia beat us then it will be because they are better than us Laughing

by Robespierre Sat 7 Jul - 10:09

Exactly, my same reasoning Laughing

So it wasn't expected question
but well I' m still shocked from Korea 2002 TBH.

by Jay29 Sat 7 Jul - 10:09

We've been surprisingly good at controlling our emotions and not being caught up in the occasion, so I'd be decently confident against Russia.

Croatia would toy with our midfield and have two pacey, direct wingers that could pin our wing-backs back. Wouldn't be very confident against them.

by Mr Nick09 Sat 7 Jul - 10:09

for a country that ran an extensive doping program, and knowing how lax the doping control is in football, there is absolutely no reason not to believe this Russia team is on somekind of performance enhancer already. They are running like animals. please...

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat 7 Jul - 10:14

Jay29 wrote:We've been surprisingly good at controlling our emotions and not being caught up in the occasion, so I'd be decently confident against Russia.

Croatia would toy with our midfield and have two pacey, direct wingers that could pin our wing-backs back. Wouldn't be very confident against them.

IMO our weakness is fast transitions, I don't think Croatia attack fast enough personally. They might beat us because Modric and Rakitic and better than our midfield but I feel like we match up quite well.

It's for this reason I hope Belgium beats France, Mbappe against Young on a counter feels me with dread.

by CBarca Sat 7 Jul - 10:31

Yeah England have far too many runners

It's kind of painful watching hendo in the midfield and then Kane, Sterling, Dele, Lingard, all trying to run behind the defense, then seeing hendo pass the ball back to the defense

by Nishankly Sat 7 Jul - 10:39

He'd pass it to Ox outta those dabbers tbh

by Hapless_Hans Sat 7 Jul - 11:02

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:I'm just sick of people criticising English players and then at the same time not criticising others for the same reasons.

French and Belgium defenders have made a lot more glaring errors than Stones has.

SAD!

by Unique Sat 7 Jul - 11:30

Lads. Football is home ffs cheers

by VivaStPauli Sat 7 Jul - 11:59

Keep calm and wait two more matches, Unique.

by Unique Sat 7 Jul - 13:41

Mate we ain’t winning it but to get this far means it’s home cheers

by halamadrid2 Sat 7 Jul - 22:18

England fans trash IKEA in Birmingham and London after their victory. God they are so unlikeable. Wish we had better players so we could beat those hooligan wannabes. Hope Croatia smash them on Wednesday. Can't stand their fans

by Hapless_Hans Sun 8 Jul - 0:44

We all have been waiting for a chance to trash an IKEA tbh
Allow it.

by Robespierre Sun 8 Jul - 1:04

I hope they'll get a lifetime ban.
It's surreal to go to Ikea in 2018.

by Unique Sun 8 Jul - 4:08

halamadrid2 wrote:England fans trash IKEA in Birmingham and London after their victory. God they are so unlikeable. Wish we had better players so we could beat those hooligan wannabes. Hope Croatia smash them on Wednesday. Can't stand their fans

how the fook did 60mil people fit into IKEA. Or were you talking about a few idiots that every team on earth has that follow them.

by Unique Sun 8 Jul - 4:14

People exaggerating about fans smashing up IKEA. It’s was just Southgate doing a bit of shopping ffs. Laughing

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