Stick to rugby then.
Day 3: England vs Croatia | Austria vs North Macedonia | Netherlands vs Ukraine
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Because they've been better than us in recent years
You've watched Gladiator too many times.
The didn't 'get away' with anything, they won their first game of the Euros with a professional, disciplined display.
they were almost as bad as the cricket muppetsDidn't exactly cover themselves in glory or entertain during the six nations though did they?
They feckin weren't favourites at all
Been watching England since 1982 World Cup.
Think this is potentially our best team in a very long time. Maybe not this tournament, but the world Cup next year perhaps.
Think this is potentially our best team in a very long time. Maybe not this tournament, but the world Cup next year perhaps.
England won because Croatia were old, still managed to pass us off the pitch mind.
It's just weird. We look like we can play international football now after 30 years of trying to play English football in international cups. It's going to be boring, but that's the way it is in these tournaments.
They haven't
I'd love to know which game these pundits watched
Lampard really is in love with Mount, isn't he?
agree. We know the Caf really don’t know too much - was an absolute car crash on here after the team was announced.
never started the Euros with a win. Nothing to complain about today.
The England male football team may not win tournaments and it usually ends badly but when it comes to rattling non English fans, they're the best in the world.
It's funny.
It's funny.
Our last encounter begs to differ!
The one England comfortably just won I imagine
Your version of being positive has been to go at anyone who dares doubt Southgate though, so it's not been the best example, if anything it just creates more tension.picking fights…
Why can’t people actually be positive. People will criticise everything.
fans will be delighted with the result.
very good game. The manager and the players didn’t deserve the criticism before a ball was even kicked.
You look at several on pitch interviewers and wonder what criteria they were given the job on..
Hmmm...
We beat them in our last encounter
Are you kidding ? Have you seen this Croatian team ? Every good player is on his last leg. It’s been 3 years since the World Cup…
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Agree attack wise through the midfield and strikers but we have had stronger defences and keepers in the past . We need to play on the front foot more like we did in the first 15 mins.
The hate for England is absolutely bizarre. I haven’t even seen this supposed “arrogance” for decades by this point either. But whatever.
Anyway thought Kane wasn't great today. Coming deep again to get the ball when he needs to keep himself further to the pitch.
Hilarious how miserable some of the posters are in here
I think a few are far more invested in hoping England lose rather than hoping the team they actually support win
I think a few are far more invested in hoping England lose rather than hoping the team they actually support win
Yes. It's the non-English fans that the world is laughing at when it comes to your national team.
Wow, I have no recollection of this
Kane was poor, and I don't think the Trippier experiment worked at all. Obviously Kane will start against Scotland, but if Trippier starts at LB again it'll be very daft.
It’s always like this, they never learn. There’s definitely some weird cultural explanation for it but I can’t quite land on what it is. As you say, it’s a broader national trait and transcends football.
Their best players are 5 years older though. This Croatia is nowhere near that one.
Issue is goalie and CHs.
One isn't good enough and the other position is amazingly light. England used to have lots of decent CHs (and better).
Attacking wise, they're stacked
Southgate got his team wrong today. He can afford to do that in the group as you have a vastly superior team
In the latter stages it will come back to bite him if he doesn't change up imo
In the latter stages it will come back to bite him if he doesn't change up imo
They 100 percent have.
my take has been - let’s actually watch the team before we start bashing the manager.
he got an absolute slating for his team selection before a ball had even been kicked.
deserves the sack, can he be replaced mid way through a tournament etc. Beyond pathetic and deserves to be called out.
These footballer's teeth are blinding me.
I'm a neutral, the result means nothing to me. The football on display does, and it was fecking dull.picking fights…
Why can’t people actually be positive. People will criticise everything.
fans will be delighted with the result.
very good game. The manager and the players didn’t deserve the criticism before a ball was even kicked.
Yes, but factor in how we usually do against big teams in tournaments, us missing Maguire, and them still having Modric, I wasn't too confident myself
I didn't see build up/start of game.
Anyone know why Shaw not selected and where Sancho was?
Anyone know why Shaw not selected and where Sancho was?
It's the same everywhere. Your national team wins and everyone is happy and nobody wants to be a killjoy.
To be fair if you can't stomach other peoples opinions on a football forum, it's probably not the best place for you.
A player can have a poor game.